(adj) จำนวนมาก (แต่ไม่ได้บอกตัวเลขเจาะจง)เช่น AsiaNews interviewed the wife of one of them: the story of the umpteenth victim of this unjust law features years of threats by Islamic fundamentalists.; I woke up around 4am for an umpteenth potty trip and then couldn't get back to sleep. So I ended up getting up around 5:30 and eating a piece of cake.
a. An indefinite number, usu. more than ten and less than one hundred; a lot. Often used hyperbolically, and usually expressing the notion of more than the usual number or more than I would like. [ Colloq. ] “I've told you umpteen times not to do that.” [ PJC ]
time | the first time | the very first time | this time | for the last time | the umpteen time | for the umpteen time | better every time | this once | all of a sudden | once and for all | each time; every time | many times; many a time [Add to Longdo]
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย