| patent | adj 1. obvious, ketara, jelas: his excuse was a ~ lie, alasannya ketara tdk benar; 2. protected by and concerned with patent, paten: the ~ rights belong to the inventor, hak-hak paten adalah milik pereka cipta; ~ law, undang-undang paten; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| for | 12. such as explains, [not translated], mengapa: what was his excuse ~ being late?, apa alasannya dia datang lambat?; she gave no explanation ~ her behaviour, dia tdk memberikan sebarang penjelasan mengapa dia berkelakuan begitu; the motive ~ the withdrawal of the troops, motif pengunduran pasukan tentera itu; 13. because of, on account of, kerana, (oleh) sebab; (when foll by n indic emotion) kerana, sebab, [not translated]; (with negative implication) akibat, kerana, (oleh) sebab; (meaning “after”) selepas, setelah; (foll by phr containing the word “reason”) atas, kerana, (oleh) sebab: an area famous ~ its orchards, kawasan yg terkenal kerana dusunnya; they hid ~ fear of reprisals, mereka bersembunyi kerana takut akan pembalasan; she could not see ~ tears, dia tdk nampak kerana air mata menggenangi matanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| apart | 7. individually, independently, berasingan: viewed ~, his arguments leave much to be desired, jika ditimbang berasingan, alasan-alasannya tdk memuaskan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| excuse | n 1. reason or explanation given in defence of o’s conduct, alasan: his ~ was that he has not heard the announcement, alasannya ialah, dia tdk mendengar pengumuman itu; she kept finding ~s not to do the work, dia asyik mencari alasan utk tdk membuat kerja itu; there is no ~ for his rudeness, tiada alasan mengapa dia harus berlaku biadab; 2. reason, sebab: she throws a party whenever she can find the slightest ~, apabila ada sahaja sebab dia akan mengadakan majlis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| set | ~ st out, a. (make st known) menyatakan sst; (make st clear), /menerangkan, menjelaskan/ sst: in his letter he ~ out his reasons for resigning, dlm suratnya dia menerangkan alasannya utk meletakkan jawatan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wonder | vt 1. be curious about, tertanya-tanya: how is he going to do it, I ~?, saya tertanya-tanya bagaimana dia akan melakukannya; I ~ what his reasons were, saya tertanya-tanya apakah alasannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| jerk | ~ st out, tergagap-gagap + approp v + sst, approp v + sst dgn tergagap-gagap: although he was scared of the headmaster, he managed to ~ out his excuse, walaupun dia takut akan guru besar itu, dia dapat menyatakan alasannya dgn tergagap-gagap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| voluble | adj 1. (of person) becok: he became ~ after the whisky, dia jadi becok selepas minum wiski; 2. (of speech etc) expressed in a great flow of words, berjela-jela, bertele-tele: her excuse for her absence was ~, alasannya krn tdk hadir berjela-jela. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| whatever | adj 1. any, apa sa(ha)ja: ~ help she had given in the past was all forgotten, apa saja pertolongan yg diberikannya pd masa lalu, semuanya telah dilupakan; she accepted ~ post was offered to her, dia menerima apa saja jawatan yg ditawarkan kepadanya; 2. (placed after a noun in a negative context, giving emphasis to the negative) apa pun: there’s no doubt ~ about it, tdk ada apa pun keraguan tentangnya; 3. no matter what, walau apa /sa(ha)ja, pun/: ~ the reason, he expected it to be done in time, walau apa saja alasannya, dia menjangka kerja itu mesti siap tepat pd masanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |