วันอาทิตย์ที่ 28 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2556

Vocabulary Revision - July

รวบรวมคำศัพท์ภาษาอังกฤษน่ารู้จากบทความของบล็อก ASEAN CORNER ตลอดเดือนกรกฎาคม

ballot (noun /คำนาม)   การลงคะแนนเลือกตั้ง
Definition: a system of voting
Sentence: More than 6 million Cambodians turned out to cast their ballots for members of the 123-seat National Assembly.

date (noun /คำนาม)   อินทผาลัม
Definition: a small and sweet brown fruit that comes from a tree which grows in hot countries
Sentence:Muslims usually break their fast by consuming dates

diplomat (noun /คำนาม) นักการทูต   
Definition: an official who represents their country in another country
Sentence: Le Luong Minh is a Vietnamese politician, diplomat and the current Secretary-General of ASEAN. 

from dawn to dusk (idiom /สำนวน)   ตั้งแต่รุ่งสางจนพลบค่ำ
Definition: from the rising of the sun to the setting of the sun
Sentence: Muslims fast from dawn to dusk for the entire month of Ramadan.

expatriate / expat (noun /คำนาม)   ผู้ที่อาศัยอยู่ต่างประเทศ
Definition: a person who lives outside their own country
Sentence: Non-Muslim expatriates must not eat, drink or smoke in public during the daytime of Ramadan.

forge (verb /คำกริยา)   พยายาม (อย่างยิ่งยวด)
Definition: to put a lot of effort into making something successful
Sentence: ASEAN CORNER is glad to forge a better understanding of Ramadan among adherents of other faiths.

incumbent (adjective /คำคุณศัพท์)   ซึ่งดำรงตำแหน่งอยู่
Definition: holding an official job
Sentence: The Cambodian People's Party of incumbent Prime Minister Hun Sen won Cambodian General Elections.

lethargy (noun /คำนาม)   ความเหนื่อยล้า
Definition: the feeling of being very tired and having no energy
Sentence: Dates have the power to cure common health problems such as headaches, low blood sugar and lethargy during the period of Ramadan.

refrain/refrain from sth/doing sth (verb /คำกริยา) งดเว้น,หลีกเลี่ยง
Definition: to not do something
Sentence: Muslims around the world refrain from consuming food, drinking liquids and engaging in sexual relations during the daylight hours of Ramadan.

territorial (adjective /คำคุณศัพท์)   เกี่ยวกับอาณาเขตหรือดินแดน
Definition: relating to the land that is owned or controlled by a particular country
Sentence: The Philippines and Vietnam have territorial disputes with China in the area of the South China Sea.

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