| proportion | n 1. ratio, perkadaran: the ~ of A shares to ordinary shares must not exceed one to five, perkadaran syer A dgn syer biasa mestilah tdk melebihi 1 kpd 5; the ~ of male to female student in medical faculty, perkadaran pelajar lelaki thdp pelajar perempuan dlm fakulti perubatan; 2. (usu in pl) harmonious relationship between parts, keseimbangan: the tourists admired the beautiful ~s of the building, para pelancong mengagumi keseimbangan bangunan yg indah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| redress | ~ the /balance, imbalance/, menyelaraskan ketidakseimbangan; (of unequal distribution) menyeimbangkan: the government was called upon to ~ the imbalance between wages and cost of living, kerajaan telah digesa utk menyelaraskan ketidakseimbangan di antara upah dan kos hidup; the class has many more boys than girls, so we should ~ the balance, kelas itu mempunyai lebih ramai pelajar lelaki drpd perempuan, jadi kita mesti menyeimbangkannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| impatient | adj tdk sabar: an ~ man, lelaki yg tdk sabar; she was getting ~ at having to wait so long, dia menjadi tdk sabar lagi rn telah menunggu terlalu lama; they were ~ for news of him, mereka tdk sabar utk mendengar habar tentangnya; /be, get/ ~ with so., hilang sabar dgn sso; (imper) sabarlah sedikit dgn sso: he always gets ~ with slow learners, dia selalu hilang sabar dgn pelajar lambat; don’t be ~ with the poor child, sabarlah sedikit dgn anak itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eager | adj 1. enthusiastic, /amat, sangat, sungguh/ berminat: an ~ student of foreign languages, pelajar yg sangat berminat mempelajari bahasa-bahasa asing; 2. impatiently desirous, ingin /sekali, benar/, sangat ingin, berhasrat benar: the team is ~ to win, pasukan itu ingin sekali hendak menang; ~ for success, ingin sekali mencapai kejayaan; 3. (of eyes, glance) penuh /minat, hasrat/: she pretended not to notice the man’s ~ glance, dia berpura-pura tdk melihat kerlingan penuh hasrat lelaki itu; his ~ eyes devoured the food on the table, matanya yg penuh hasrat itu seolah-seolah menelan makanan yg terhidang di meja; 4. (of embrace) penuh rindu dendam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exceed | vt 1. be greater or larger than, melebihi: the number of students in each class must not ~ 30, bilangan pelajar dlm setiap kelas mestilah tdk melebihi 30 orang; the amount of money collected ~ed all expectation, jumlah wang yg dikumpulkan melebihi jangkaan; the demand for cotton ~s the supply, permintaan thdp kain kapas melebihi penawaran; 2. ( derog ) go beyond, melampaui, melebihi: he was fined for ~ing the speed limit, dia didenda krn melebihi had laju; he ~ed his authority in arresting the man, dia melampaui bidang kuasanya apabila menangkap lelaki itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plead | dia memeluk lutut ibunya, menangis sambil merayu-rayu utk memohon keampunan; 2. (leg.) a. argue a case in court, /membentangkan, mengemukakan/ hujah: his students heard him ~ in court for the first time, pelajar-pelajarnya mendengar dia membentangkan hujah di mahkamah buat pertama kalinya; b. answer to a charge in court, membuat akuan: the man accused of arson was said to be insane and unfit to ~, lelaki yg dituduh membakar dgn sengaja itu dikatakan gila dan tdk layak utk membuat akuan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |