| move | d. progress to a better job, bertukar ke pekerjaan yg lebih baik: after six years of teaching I decided it was time for me to ~ on, setelah enam tahun mengajar saya membuat keputusan utk bertukar ke pekerjaan yg lebih baik; ~ so. o | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reputable | adj bereputasi baik: a ~ firm of importers, firma pengimport yg bereputasi baik; a ~ occupation, pekerjaan yg bereputasi baik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unnaturally | not ~, sudah sewajarnya: the graduate not ~ expected to get a reasonable job, siswazah itu sudah sewajarnya menjangka mendapat pekerjaan yg baik; he was not ~ very angry when he found out that his wife was unfaithful to him, dia sudah sewajarnya sangat marah apabila mendapati isterinya berlaku curang terhadapnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lucky | adj (fortunate) bernasib baik, bertuah; (bringing good fortune) bertuah: he’s ~ to get the job, dia bernasib baik krn mendapat pekerjaan itu; you’re ~ to have a son like him, kamu bertuah mendapat anak lelaki sepertinya; this is my ~ day, hari ini hari bertuah bagi saya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| future | n 1. time yet to come, masa /depan, hadapan/: the ~ is uncertain, masa depan itu belum pasti; we look forward to a happy ~, kami menanti masa depan yg bahagia; in ~, pd /masa depan, kemudian hari/, lain kali: the girls were told to behave better in ~, budak-budak itu disuruh berkelakuan lebih baik pd masa depan; in ~ think carefully before you make promises, lain kali fikir baik-baik sebelum kamu membuat janji; 2. prospective condition of a person or thing, masa /depan, hadapan/: a job that has no ~, pekerjaan yg tdk mempunyai masa depan; the ~ of the industry is unbounded, masa depan industri itu tdk terbatas; 3. (gram.) kala depan: put the verb into the ~, jadikan kata kerja itu dlm bentuk kala depan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stepping-stone | n 1. batu tempat berpijak; 2. (fig.) batu loncatan: my present job is only a ~ to a better one, kerja saya sekarang ini hanya sbg batu loncatan utk mendapatkan pekerjaan yang lebih baik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| game 1 | /beat, play, etc. so/ at his own ~, (colloq) mengalahkan sso dlm /bidang, pekerjaan/ sso; be /on, off/ o’s ~, /bermain, tdk bermain/ dgn baik; give the /~, show/ away, (colloq) pecah tembelang, membuka rahsia; be good at ~s, pandai bersukan; /have, play/ a ~, bermain: to play a good ~ of tennis, bermain tenis dgn baik; have the ~ in o’s hands, pasti akan /menang, memenangi perlawanan itu/; make ~ of so., see FUN (make fun of so.); play a dangerous ~, bermain api; play a double ~, bermuka-muka, bermuka dua, talam dua muka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| placement | the University is thinking of setting up a ~ agency for its graduates, Universiti itu sedang menimbangkan cadangan utk menubuhkan agensi penempatan bagi siswazahnya; b. (home) penempatan, peletakan: the ~ of a child in a foster home is usually studied very carefully by those concerned, penempatan kanak-kanak di rumah keluarga angkat biasanya dikaji dgn begitu teliti oleh pihak-pihak yg berkenaan; 3. job usu temporary during a training course, pekerjaan: in these days of job scarcity, he was lucky to get that ~, dlm keadaan kekurangan kerja sekarang ini dia bernasib baik mendapat pekerjaan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plate | clean o’s ~, makan hingga pinggannya licin: she has a good appetite and always cleans her ~, seleranya sentiasa ada dan dia selalu makan hingga pinggannya licin; on a ~, dgn begitu mudah: he was very lucky to have that job handed to him on a ~ like that, dia sangat bernasib baik mendapat pekerjaan tersebut dgn begitu mudah; on o’s ~, yg mesti dikendalikan: with so much on her ~ at the moment, it’s a wonder she was able to come, agak menghairankan dia dapat datang memandangkan begitu banyak yg mesti dikendalikannya pd masa ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| guarantee | I can’t give any ~ that my father will agree, saya tdk dapat memberikan jaminan bahawa bapa saya akan bersetuju; stand ~ for so., menjamin sso; 2. st valuable offered as security, jaminan: he deposited the deeds to his house as a ~ of repayment of the loan, dia mendepositkan surat ikatan rumahnya sbg jaminan pembayaran semula pinjaman itu; 3. st that promises a certain outcome, jaminan: a degree is not a ~ for a good job, ijazah bukanlah jaminan utk mendapatkan pekerjaan yg baik; in this area blue skies are no ~ of a warm day, di kawasan ini langit yg biru bukanlah jaminan cuaca baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |