switch

switch /swÇtʃ/ n

၁။ ခလုတ်။ a light switch ❍ press the on/ off switch.
၂။ (US ) = POINT¹ (၁၈)
၃။ ပြောင်းခြင်း။ ကူးခြင်း။ a switch in policy/ opinion ❍ a switch from gas to electric ❍ make a switch from publishing to teaching ❍ Polls showed a switch to Labour.
၄။ အတံ။ တုတ်ချောင်း။
v
၁။ ~ (sth) (over) (from sth) (to sth) လှည့်သည်။ ပြောင်းသည်။ switch to modern methods ❍ switch one's allegiance ❍ Many voters switch- ed (back / over) to Labour. ❍ switch the conversation to a different topic ❍ Could you switch the TV over (ie to a different channel)?
၂။ ~ (sth) (with sb/ sth) ; ~ (sth) over/ round လဲသည်။ Our glasses have been switched — this is mine. ❍ Husband and wife should switch roles (with each other) occasionally. ❍ You drive first and then we'll switch round/ over.
❏ switch off [PHRV ] (infml ) အာရုံမစိုက်ဘဲနေသည်။ I switch off when he starts talking about cars. ❍ After a busy day at work I just want to relax and switch off.
❏ switch (sth) off [PHRV ] ခလုတ်ပိတ်သည်။ Switch off the gas/ power at the mains. ❍ Don't switch (the TV) off yet.
❏ switch (sth) on [PHRV ] ခလုတ်ဖွင့်သည်။ Switch on the light at the wall-socket. ❍ Don't switch (the radio) on yet.
❏ switch-blade n (US ) = FLICK-KNIFE
❏ switched-on adj (dated infml ) ခေတ်မီသော။