| effort | in an ~ to, dlm usaha: the government has introduced a number of reforms in an ~ to restructure society, kerajaan telah memperkenalkan beberapa pembaharuan dlm usaha menyusun semula masyarakat; /need, require/ /much, a great deal of/ ~, susah, sukar:it doesn’t need much ~ to move the couch, bukannya sukar mengalih kerusi panjang itu; make an ~, berusaha, berikhtiar: he made not the slightest ~ to conceal his delight, dia tdk berusaha sedikit pun utk menyembunyikan kegembiraannya; make every ~, berusaha /betul-betul, sungguh-sungguh/, /betul-betul, sungguh-sungguh/ berikhtiar; be (too much of) an ~, (terlalu) /sukar, susah/; with (some, an) ~, dgn bersusah payah; without ~, dgn mudah (sahaja). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| weak | adj 1. not having strength, frail, lemah: his illness left him pale and ~, penyakitnya membuat dia pucat dan lemah; 2. defective, lemah: he has a ~ heart, jantungnya lemah; 3. liable to break or give way, tdk /kuat, kukuh/: the chair was ~ and collapsed under his weight, kerusi itu tdk kuat dan roboh krn berat badannya; this rope is too ~ for the job, tali ini tdk begitu kukuh utk kerja itu; 4. lacking in political or strategic strength, lemah, tdk kuat: the enemy defence is ~, pertahanan pihak musuh lemah; 5. poor, lemah: the government machinery is ~, jentera kerajaan itu lemah; a ~ method of implementing the policy, kaedah yg lemah utk melaksanakan dasar itu; 6. impotent, lemah: a financially ~ company, syarikat yg lemah kewangannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |