| suck | ~ up, (colloq & derog) mengampu, membodek: he ~s up to his superiors, dia mengampu orang atasannya; ~ st up, absorb st, menyerap sst: the dry earth soon ~ed up the rainwater, tanah yg kering itu cepat menyerap air hujan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| predisposition | n(fml) 1. inclination, kecenderungan: he has a ~ to argue with his superiors, dia mempunyai kecenderungan utk bertengkar dgn orang atasannya; 2. susceptibility to st, cenderung mendapat: the child has a ~ to colds and throat infections, kanak-kanak itu cenderung mendapat jangkitan selesema dan radang kerongkong. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reference | n 1. act of, a. (checking with) merujuk: he took action without ~ to his superiors, dia mengambil tindakan tanpa merujuk kpd pegawai atasannya; b. (mentioning) menyebut, menyentuh: he made no ~ at all to the incident, dia tdk menyebut langsung ttg peristiwa itu; his diaries are full of ~s to contemporary writers, buku hariannya banyak menyebut ttg penulis-penulis sezaman; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| servile | adj 1. (derog) a. (ref to person), (slavish) memperhambakan diri; (obsequious, fawning) suka menyembah-nyembah: a man who was always ~ towards his superiors, lelaki yg sentiasa suka menyembah-nyembah orang-orang atasannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| act | in the ~ of (doing st) ketika, sewaktu, semasa: in the ~ of kicking the ball, he lost his balance and fell, ketika menendang bola itu, dia hilang imbangan lalu jatuh; put on an ~, (colloq) berpura-pura + approp adj or v: he put on an ~ to impress his superior, dia berpura-pura rajin utk mendapat perhatian pegawai atasannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |