inject medicine
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- 1 inject medicine、give an injection、get an injection
- 2 spray a chemical treatment、spray pesticide
This usually means to inject medicine into a person or animal. In farming and pest-control contexts, it can also mean to spray a chemical treatment.
inject medicine、give an injection、get an injection
Describes administering medicine to a person or animal by injection. When the patient is the subject, it can also mean receiving or getting an injection.
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พาแมวไปฉีดยา phaa mɛɛw pay chìit yaa Take the cat to get an injection. พาแมวไปฉีดยา details
spray a chemical treatment、spray pesticide
Describes spraying pesticides, insecticides, or similar chemical treatments onto plants or an area.
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ชาวสวนกำลังฉีดยาฆ่าแมลงในสวน chaawsǔan kamlaŋ chìit yaa khâa malɛɛŋ nay sǔan A farmer is spraying insecticide in the orchard. ชาวสวนกำลังฉีดยาฆ่าแมลงในสวน details
Learning notes
Explanation
ฉีดยา combines ฉีด, “to force out, spray, or inject a liquid,” with ยา, “medicine or a chemical treatment.” On its own, it most commonly refers to a medical injection. With a healthcare worker as the subject, it means giving an injection; with a patient as the subject, especially in expressions such as ไปฉีดยา, it can mean going to get an injection. In farming or pest-control contexts, ยา can refer to a pesticide or insecticide, so ฉีดยา means spraying that chemical.
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing injections at hospitals, clinics, and veterinary clinics. It is also used in farming and pest control when talking about spraying pesticides or insecticides.
Caution
Use ฉีดวัคซีน when you specifically mean vaccination. Do not use ฉีดยา for taking medicine by mouth or applying it to the skin; those actions are normally expressed with กินยา and ทายา, respectively.