English-Thai Dictionary

intensive

ADJ ละเอียดถี่ถ้วน  la-iad-ti-tuan

 

intensive

ADJ เข้มข้น  เข้มงวด  คร่ำเคร่ง  ขะมักเขม้น  ซึ่ง ต้อง ใช้ ความพยายาม  arduous laberious oppressive easy simple keam-kon

 

intensively

ADV อย่าง คร่ำเคร่ง  อย่างรุนแรง  อย่าง หมกหมุ่น  อย่างเข้มงวด  อย่างเอาใจใส่  concentratedly yang-kram-kang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INTENSIVE

a.Stretched, or admitting of extension. 1. Intent; unremitted; assiduous; as intensive circumspection.
2. Serving to give force or emphasis; as an intensive particle or preposition.

 

INTENSIVELY

adv. By increase of degree; in a manner to give force.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

INTENSIVE

In *ten "sive, a. Etym: [Cf. F. intensif. See Intense. ]

 

1. Stretched; admitting of intension, or increase of degree; that can be intensified. Sir M. Hale.

 

2. Characterized by persistence; intent; unremitted; assiduous; intense. [Obs. ] Sir H. Wotton.

 

3. (Gram. )

 

Defn: Serving to give force or emphasis; as, an intensive verb or preposition.

 

INTENSIVE

INTENSIVE In *ten "sive, n.

 

Defn: That which intensifies or emphasizes; an intensive verb or word.

 

INTENSIVELY

INTENSIVELY In *ten "sive *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In an intensive manner; by increase of degree. Abp. Bramhall.

 

INTENSIVENESS

INTENSIVENESS In *ten "sive *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality or state of being intensive; intensity. Sir M. Hale.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

intensive

in ten sive |inˈtensiv ɪnˈtɛnsɪv | ▶adjective 1 concentrated on a single area or subject or into a short time; very thorough or vigorous: she undertook an intensive Arabic course | eight days of intensive arms talks. • (of agriculture ) aiming to achieve the highest possible level of production within a limited area, esp. by using chemical and technological aids: intensive farming. Often contrasted with extensive ( sense 2 ). • [ usu. in combination ] (typically in business and economics ) concentrating on or making much use of a specified thing: computer-intensive methods. 2 Grammar (of an adjective, adverb, or particle ) expressing intensity; giving force or emphasis. 3 denoting a property that is measured in terms of intensity (e.g., concentration ) rather than of extent (e.g., volume ), and so is not simply increased by addition of one thing to another. ▶noun Grammar an intensive adjective, adverb, or particle; an intensifier. DERIVATIVES in ten sive ly adverb, in ten sive ness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘vehement, intense ’): from French intensif, -ive or medieval Latin intensivus, from intendere (see intend ). usage: On the difference between intensive and intense, see usage at intense .

 

intensive care

in ten sive care |ɪnˈtɛnsɪv ˈˌkɛ (ə )r | ▶noun special medical treatment of a dangerously ill patient, with constant monitoring: [ as modifier ] : she's in the intensive-care unit.

 

Oxford Dictionary

intensive

in ¦ten |sive |ɪnˈtɛnsɪv | ▶adjective 1 concentrated on a single subject or into a short time; very thorough or vigorous: she undertook an intensive Arabic course | eight days of intensive arms talks. • (of agriculture ) aiming to achieve maximum production within a limited area, especially by using chemical and technological aids: intensive farming. Often contrasted with extensive ( sense 2 ). • [ usu. in combination ] (typically in business and economics ) concentrating on or making much use of a specified thing: computer-intensive methods. 2 Grammar (of an adjective, adverb, or particle ) giving force or emphasis. 3 chiefly Physics denoting a property which is measured in terms of intensity (e.g. concentration ) rather than of extent (e.g. volume ), and so is not simply increased by addition of one thing to another. ▶noun Grammar an intensive adjective, adverb, or particle; an intensifier. DERIVATIVES intensively adverb, intensiveness noun ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense ‘vehement, intense ’): from French intensif, -ive or medieval Latin intensivus, from intendere (see intend ). usage: On the difference between intensive and intense, see usage at intense .

 

intensive care

in ¦ten |sive care ▶noun [ mass noun ] special medical treatment of a dangerously ill patient, with constant monitoring.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

intensive

intensive adjective an intensive search of the area | an intensive course in Russian: thorough, thoroughgoing, in-depth, rigorous, exhaustive; all-inclusive, comprehensive, all-embracing, all-encompassing, complete, full; vigorous, strenuous; concentrated, condensed, accelerated; detailed, minute, close, meticulous, scrupulous, painstaking, methodical, careful. ANTONYMS cursory, superficial. EASILY CONFUSED WORDS See intense . These notes clear up confusion between similar-looking pairs.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

intensive

intensive adjective an intensive course in Russian | an intensive search of the area: thorough, in-depth, concentrated, rigorous, exhaustive, all-out, concerted, thoroughgoing; all-embracing, all-encompassing, all-inclusive, comprehensive, complete, full, total, all-absorbing; serious, vigorous, strenuous, detailed, minute, close, meticulous, scrupulous, assiduous, conscientious, painstaking, methodical, careful, sedulous, elaborate, extensive, widespread, sweeping, searching, high-pressure, determined, resolute, persistent, insistent. ANTONYMS superficial; cursory; partial.

 

French Dictionary

intensivement

intensivement adv. adverbe De façon intensive. : Ils produisent intensivement.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

intensive

in ten sive /ɪnténsɪv /→intense 形容詞 more ～; most ～〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗1 集中的な 〈講座 訓練など 〉; 徹底的な, 激しい ▸ a five-day intensive course 5日間集中コース 2 集約的な ▸ intensive farming [agriculture ]集約農業 3 〘文法 〙強意 [強調 ]の .4 〘論 〙内包的な .名詞 〘文法 〙＝intensifier .～̀ c á re 集中治療 .～̀ c á re ù nit 集中治療室 (｟略 ｠ICU ).～ly 副詞 ～ness 名詞