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THAI WORD LIST LEVEL 2

Unit 12  Down to Earth

WORDS AND PHRASES
Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
collide ชนกัน verb /kəˈlaɪd/ if people or things What happens when
collide, they crash into two galaxies collide?
each other
counselor ที่ปรึกษา noun /ˈkaʊnsələr/ someone whose job I had difficulty finding
is to give advice and a job so I went to see
help to people with a job counselor, she
problems or challenges gave me some great
advice.
crust เปลือก noun /krʌst/ the thick outer Molten lava rose up
surface of the Earth or from beneath the
another planet Earth’s crust.
dam เขื่อน noun /dæm/ a wall built across a A huge dam was
river to stop the water built across the river,
from flowing, especially creating a vast lake.
in order to create a lake
or to help to produce
electric power
downstream ตามกระแสน�้ำ adverb /daʊnˈstrim/ in the direction that The diagram shows
a river or stream is how the pollution
flowing flows downstream.
drift apart แยกจากกัน phrasal verb /drɪft əˈpɑrt/ if two things drift apart, The oceans were
they move slowly away created as the
from each other continents drifted
apart.
earthquake แผ่นดินไหว noun /ˈɜrθˌkweɪk/ a sudden shaking A devastating
movement of the earthquake hit the
ground densely populated
area of Tokyo.
elevation ที่สูง noun /ˌeləˈveɪʃ(ə)n/ the height of an area of In the highlands,
land, usually measured inhabitants live at
from sea level elevations of 9,000
feet or more above
sea level.
entrepreneur ผู้ประกอบการ noun /ˌɑntrəprəˈnʊr/ someone who uses As an entrepreneur,
money to start I love the challenge
businesses and make of starting new
business deals businesses and
making them grow.
erosion การกัดกร่อน noun /ɪˈroʊʒ(ə)n/ the process by which The island is losing
[non-count] the surface of land up to 10 meters of
or rock is gradually shoreline a year from
damaged by water, coastal erosion.
wind, etc. and begins
to disappear
low-lying ที่ลุ่มต�่ำ adjective /loʊˈlaɪɪŋ/ in a position which is People living in low-
close to the level of the lying areas are more
ocean or the ground at risk of flooding.
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Word / Phrase Translation Part of Speech Phonetic Spelling Definition Sample Sentence
maximize เพิ่มสูงสุด verb /ˈmæksɪˌmaɪz/ to make something as We aim to maximize
large as possible profits over the
next year.
mountain range เทือกเขา noun /ˈmaʊnt(ə)n reɪndʒ/ a long row of mountains The Himalayas is the
highest mountain
range in the world.
plagiarism การลอกเลียน noun /ˈpleɪdʒəˌrɪzəm/ the process of taking Because his latest
วรรณกรรม another person’s work, book is very similar
ideas, or words, and to a book by another
using them as if they author, he’s been
were your own accused of plagiarism.
plate แผ่นเปลือกโลก noun /pleɪt/ one of the layers of rock The Earth’s surface is
that form the surface of made up of tectonic
the Earth plates that are
constantly moving.
reservoir อ่างเก็บน�้ำ noun /ˈrezərˌvwɑ/ an artificial or natural New York City gets
lake where water is roughly half its water
stored so that it can be from three large
supplied to the houses reservoirs.
in an area
settlement ที่ตั้งรกราก noun /ˈset(ə)lmənt/ a place where people He lived in a rural
live and have homes settlement in western
Minnesota.
volcano ภูเขาไฟ noun /vɑlˈkeɪnoʊ/ a mountain that forces This volcano last
hot gas, rocks, ash, and erupted over 50
lava (=melted rock) into years ago.
the air through a hole at
the top
waterline เส้นบอกระดับน�้ำลึก noun /ˈwɔtərˌlaɪn/ the highest point where The birds nest on
ข้างเรือ water touches the bank the river bank just a
of a river, etc. few feet above the
waterline.
wear down สึกกร่อน phrasal verb /wer ˈdaʊn/ to make something The old stone steps
gradually disappear or had been worn down
erode by constant use by years of use.
or the action of rubbing

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