Vocabulary
Unusual Accidents and Deaths
Unusual Accidents and Deaths
Vocabulary
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Meaning
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Example
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ความหมาย
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| 1. bald (adj.) | having ho hair on the head |
At
20 he was already going bald.
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ล้าน
(ศีรษะล้าน)
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| 2. challenge (v.) | to contest or fight against |
He
said, as if he to challenge nature.
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ท้าทาย
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| 3. hurl (v.) | to throw with great force |
A
woman hurled herself out of a third-floor window.
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ขว้าง,
ปา,
โยน
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| 4. burst (v.) | to explode |
I
hate it when balloons burst.
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ระเบิด
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| 5. recover (v.) | to get better |
It
took her a long while to recover from her heart operation.
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ฟื้นจากการเจ็บป่วย
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| 6. playwright (n.) | a person who writes plays |
The
ancient Greek playwright Aeschylus was killed.
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ผู้เขียนบทละคร
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| 7. legend (n.) | a very old story or set of stories from ancient times, or the stories, not always true, that people tell about a famous event or person |
She
is writing a thesis on Irish legend and mythology.
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ตำนาน
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| 8. instantly (adv.) | immediately |
He
was struck by a bolt of lightning and died instantly.
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ทันทีทันใด
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| 9. survive (v.) | to continue to live or exist, especially after coming close to dying or being destroyed or after being in a difficult or threatening situation |
The
front passengers were lucky to survive the accident.
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รอดชีวิต
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| 10. injure (v.) | to hurt or cause physical harm to a person or animal |
She
fell and injured her shoulder.
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ทำให้บาดเจ็บ
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| 11. escape (n.) | getting out of a place or a dangerous or bad situation |
He
made his escape on the back of a motorcycle.
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การหลบหนี
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| 12. conscious (adj.) | awake, thinking, and knowing what is happening around you |
The
tooth doesn't exactly hurt, but I'm conscious of it all the
time.
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ที่รู้สึก
ที่คิดได้
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| 13. midst (n.) | the middle of a group of people or things |
Although
he was in the midst of the ball of fire, Phil was burned
only on the tip of his finger.
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ท่ามกลาง
ตรงกลาง
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| 14. airborne (adj.) | in the air, or carried by air or wind or by an aircraft |
His
car became airborne, split in two, and burst into a
fireball.
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ลอยในอากาศ
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| 15. explore (v.) | to search and discover (about something) |
The
best way to explore the countryside is on foot.
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สำรวจ
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| 16. tragedy (n.) | a very sad event or situation |
His
life was touched by hardship and personal tragedy.
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โศกนาฏกรรม
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| 17. unfortunately (adv.) | used to say that something is sad, disappointing, or has a bad effect |
Unfortunately,
I didn't have my credit card with me or I'd certainly have bought
it.
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น่าเสียดาย
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| 18. kill (v.) | to cause someone or something to die |
Her
parents were killed in a plane crash.
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ฆ่า
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| 19. shell (n.) | the hard outer covering of something |
The
bird was trying to break the tortoise's shell on a rock to
eat it.
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เปลือก,
กระดอง
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| 20. approach (v.) | to come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount |
He
was in his boat as a thunderstorm approached.
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เข้าใกล้
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| 21. outer (adj.) | at a greater distance from the centre |
Some
people worry about being hit from things falling outer
space.
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ภายนอก
ชั้นนอก
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| 22. meteorite (n.) | a piece of rock or other matter from space that has landed on Earth |
There
is a person who has been killed by a meteorite.
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อุกกาบาต
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| 23. thunderstorm (n.) | a storm with thunder and lightning and usually heavy rain |
He
was in his boat as a thunderstorm approached.
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พายุเมฆ
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| 24. spot (n.) | a small, usually round area of colour that is differently coloured or lighter or darker than the surface around it |
He
had a spot of grease on his tie.
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จุด
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| 25. plane (n.) | a vehicle designed for air travel, with wings and one or more engines |
He
fell out of his seat while the plane was high above the
ground.
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เครื่องบิน
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| 26. stall (v.) | If an engine stalls, or if you stall it, it stops working suddenly and without you intending it to happen |
A
car may stall due to the driver braking too suddenly.
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ทำให้เครื่องยนต์หยุดกลางคัน
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| 27. gust (n.) | a sudden strong wind |
The
engine of the plane stalled as a result of an unusual gust
of wind.
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ลมแรง
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| 28. pilot (n.) | a person who flies an aircraft |
The
pilot was able to land the plane safely.
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นักบิน
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| 29. backup (adj.) | support or help, or something that you have arranged in case your main plans, equipment, etc. go wrong |
His
backup parachute failed.
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สำรอง
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| 30. unexpectedly (n.) | describes events, behaviour, etc. for which people do not know or understand the reason |
Some
of these stories have happy ending, but some, unfortunately,
have unhappy ones.
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