| preface | vt 1. furnish with a preface, memberi kata pendahuluan: the essays in the collection are ~d by a short account of the author’s work as an administrator, esei-esei dlm koleksi itu diberi kata pendahuluan yg menceritakan serba ringkas ttg kerja penulis sbg seorang pentadbir; 2. begin or introduce in a stated way, memulakan, mendahului: he ~d his remarks with a short account of events leading to the crisis, dia memulakan ucapannya dgn menceritakan secara ringkas peristiwa yg mencetuskan krisis itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| essay | n 1. short literary composition, esei; (as part of school work) esei, karangan: a collection of his ~s was published last April, sekumpulan eseinya diterbitkan pd bulan April lalu; he has two ~s to write during the school holidays, dia mesti menulis dua esei semasa cuti sekolahnya; 2. (fml) attempt, percubaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| compare | ~ /favourably, unfavourably/ with, /se + approp adj, tdk se + approp adj/ dgn: his essays ~d favourably with Paine’s and Hazlitt’s, esei-eseinya setanding dgn esei Paine dan Hazlitt; /cannot, does not/ ~ with, tdk /se + approp adj, dapat dibandingkan dgn/: the course ~d unfavourably with the one we attended in Manila, kursus itu tdk sebaik kursus yg kami hadiri di Manila; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| give | ~ in, mengalah; (of rebels, freedom fighters, etc) menyerah kalah: one of you has to ~ in, otherwise the argument may go on for hours, salah seorang drpd kamu mesti mengalah, kalau tdk, pertengkaran ini akan berterusan berjam-jam lamanya; ~ st in, /menyerahkan, menghantar/ sst; (so’s name) memberikan nama: the essays must be ~n in by Thursday, esei-esei itu mesti diserahkan selewat-lewatnya hari Khamis; someone must have ~n my name in as I saw it on the list, ada orang yg telah memberikan nama saya krn saya melihatnya dlm senarai itu; ~ in o’s resignation, meletakkan jawatan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| essayist | n penulis esei. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slipshod | adj sloppy, cincai, cuai: a ~ essay, esei yg cincai; the repair-work was done in a ~ way, kerja pembaikan itu dibuat dgn cara yg cuai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interlard | vt menyisipi: essays heavily ~ed with foreign phrases, esei yg disisipi frasa-frasa asing dgn banyaknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| think | ~ out, memikirkan masak-masak: the essay has been well thought out, esei itu telah difikirkan masak-masak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rehash | n olahan semula: his essay is just a ~ of mine, eseinya hanyalah olahan semula esei saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vet | vt 1. appraise, menyemak: the teacher ~ted my essay beforehand, guru itu menyemak esei saya terlebih dahulu; 2. screen, memeriksa: the applicants for the job were ~ted carefully, pemohon-pemohon pekerjaan itu diperiksa dgn teliti; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |