Translation of "life" - English-Thai dictionary

life

noun /laif/ (plural lives /laivz/)

the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead

ชีวิต
Doctors are fighting to save the child’s life.

the period between birth and death

รูปแบบการดำเนินชีวิต
He had a long and happy life.

liveliness

ความมีชีวิตชีวา
She was full of life and energy.

a manner of living

รูปแบบการดำเนินชีวิต
She lived a life of ease and idleness.

the period during which any particular state exists

ชีวิต
He had many different jobs during his working life.

living things

สิ่งมีชีวิต
It is now believed that there may be life on Mars
animal life.

the story of a life

ชีวประวัติ
He has written a life of Churchill.

life imprisonment

จำคุกตลอดชีวิต
He was given life for murder.
lifeless adjective

dead

ตาย
A lifeless body was found in the canal.

not lively; uninteresting

ไร้ชีวิตชีวา
The actress gave a disappointingly lifeless performance.
lifelike adjective

like a living person, animal etc

เหมือนมีชีวิต
The statue was very lifelike
a lifelike portrait.
life-and-death adjective

serious and deciding between life and death

เป็นตาย
a life-and-death struggle.
lifebelt noun

a ring or belt filled with air or made of a material which floats, for keeping a person afloat.

ห่วงชูชีพ
lifeboat noun

a boat for saving shipwrecked people.

เรือช่วยชีวิต
lifebuoy noun

a buoy intended to support a person in the water till he or she can be rescued.

เจ้าหน้าที่คอยช่วยชีวิตคน
life cycle noun

the various stages through which a living thing passes

วงจรชีวิต
the life cycle of the snail.
life expectancy noun (plural life expectancies)

the (average) length of time a person can expect to live.

ช่วงอายุของชีวิต
lifeguard noun

a person employed to protect and rescue swimmers at a swimming-pool, beach etc.

เจ้าหน้าที่คอยช่วยชีวิตคน
life jacket noun

(British ) a sleeveless jacket filled with material that will float, for keeping a person afloat; life vest(American)

เสื้อชูชีพ
an inflatable life jacket.
lifeline noun

a rope for support in dangerous operations or thrown to rescue a drowning person.

เชือกช่วยชีวิต
lifelong adjective

lasting the whole length of a life

ตลอดชีวิต
a lifelong friendship.
life-saving noun

the act or skill of rescuing people from drowning

การช่วยชีวิต
The boy is being taught life-saving.
life-size adjective, adverb ( life-sized)

(of a copy, drawing etc) as large as the original

ขนาดเท่าจริง
a life-sized statue.
lifespan noun

the average or maximum length of time which a person or animal is expected to live

อายุขัย
the human lifespan.

the average or maximum length of time which a thing is expected to function or continue to exist

อายุการใช้งาน
Laptop batteries have a relatively short lifespan.
lifestyle noun

the way in which a person or a group of people lives, including the type of job they do, where they live, and how they spend their free time

รูปแบบการดำเนินชีวิต
a healthy/lavish/outdoor lifestyle.
lifetime noun

the period of a person’s life

ช่วงชีวิต
He saw many changes in his lifetime.
life vest noun

(American ) a sleeveless jacket filled with material that will float, for keeping a person afloat; life jacket(British)

เสื้อชูชีพ
as large as life

in person; actually

ในความเป็นจริง
I went to the party and there was John as large as life.
bring to life

to make lively or interesting

ทำให้น่าสนใจ
His lectures really brought the subject to life.
come to life

to become lively or interesting

เริ่มน่าสนใจ
The play did not come to life until the last act.
for life

until death

ชั่วชีวิต
They became friends for life.
the life and soul of the party noun

a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.

บุคคลสร้างสีสัน
not for the life of me

not even if it was necessary in order to save my life

ไม่ทางเป็นไปได้
I couldn’t for the life of me remember his name!
not on your life!

certainly not!

ไม่ใช่อย่างแน่นอน
’Will you get married?’ ’Not on your life!’
take life

to kill

ฆ่า
It is a sin to take life.
take one’s life

to kill oneself

ฆ่า
He became extremely depressed and took his own life.
take one’s life in one’s hands

to take the risk of being killed

ฆ่า
You’re taking your life in your hands if you climb up that rickety old ladder.
to the life

exactly (like)

เหมือน
When he put on that uniform, he was Napoleon to the life.

(Translation of “life” from the PASSWORD English–Thai Dictionary © 2015 K Dictionaries Ltd)