| inscrutable | adj sukar dibaca; (of remark etc) sukar /difahami, dimengerti/: he listened with an ~ look on his face, dia mendengar dgn air muka yg sukar dibaca; nature’s ~ law, hukum alam yg sukar difahami; an ~ smile, senyuman yg sukar difahami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sticky | 2. (colloq) awkward, difficult, sukar; (of question) sukar dijawab: their marriage has hit a ~ patch, perkahwinan mereka menghadapi detik-detik yg sukar; the journalists asked him a number of ~ questions concerning the government’s attitude to these refugees, para wartawan menanyainya beberapa soalan yg sukar dijawab ttg sikap kerajaan thdp orang pelarian itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drudgery | n kerja yg sukar dan membosankan; the ~ of, sukar dan membosankan: she hates the ~ of household chores, dia benci akan kerja-kerja rumah yg sukar dan membosankan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| difficult | adj 1. not easy, hard, sukar, susah, payah; (of problem, question) susah, sukar, rumit: they found it ~ to maintain their position, mereka mendapati sukar utk mengekalkan kedudukan mereka; 2. full of hardship, susah, rumit: a ~ life, kehidupan yg susah; 3. (of person) hard to deal with, cerewet; (foll by infin) susah, sukar: a ~ customer, pelanggan yg cerewet; shop assistants found her ~ to please, pembantu kedai mendapati susah utk melayannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elusive | adj 1. difficult to capture, sukar ditangkap: an ~ thief, pencuri yg sukar ditangkap; 2. evasive, mengelak-elak: an ~ answer, jawapan yg mengelak-elak; 3. difficult to understand,remember, find, etc, sukar + approp v: an ~ person, orang yg sukar ditemui; an ~ word, perkataan yg sukar diingat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tough | 5. difficult, hard, (begitu) /susah, sukar/: life was ~ for the peasants, hidup begitu sukar bagi kaum petani; the firm has been going through a ~ time, syarikat itu telah melalui zaman sukar; the examination paper was ~, soalan kertas peperiksaan itu susah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hard | 6. difficult, sukar, susah: these sums are too ~ for primary school pupils, kira-kira ini terlalu sukar utk murid-murid sekolah rendah; it’s ~ for us to imagine such poverty, sukar bagi kita utk membayangkan kemiskinan spt itu; a ~ life, kehidupan yg susah; ~ times, masa susah; 7. (of voice) keras; 8. (of colour) garang; 9. (of ray) keras: ~ cosmic ray, sinar kosmos keras; 10. (rel to weather) teruk: a ~ winter, musim sejuk yg teruk; 11. high in alcoholic content, keras: ~ liquor, arak yg keras; 12. (of water, soap) liat; 13. indisputable, tdk boleh disangkal: ~ facts, fakta yg tdk boleh disangkal; 14. (of currency, money) utama; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| obscure | adj 1. (not easily understood) sukar difahami; (not clear in meaning) kabur: ~ points of metaphysics, butir-butir metafizik yg sukar difahami; a piece of prose written in an ~ style, prosa yg ditulis dgn gaya yg sukar difahami; the poem is difficult and ~, sajak itu kabur dan sukar difahami; the meaning of the passage is still ~ to me, bagi saya, makna teks itu masih kabur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intractable | adj 1. not docile, hard to influence or control, sukar dipengaruhi; (attrib) keras kepala: on that particular issue, Sarah was ~, ttg persoalan itu, Sarah sukar dipengaruhi; an ~ boy, budak yg keras kepala; 2. difficult to solve, deal with, cure, treat, a. (of problem, issue, etc) sukar diselesaikan; b. (of illness) sukar /diubati, disembuhkan/; c. (of temper) sukar dikawal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| heavy | ~ going, difficult, laborious, sukar (utk) + approp v: the driver found it ~ going to get through to the main road, pemandu itu mendapati sukar utk sampai ke jalan besar; children will find this book ~ going, kanak-kanak akan merasakan bahawa buku ini sukar dibaca; ~ industry, industri berat; a ~ sigh, mengeluh panjang; a ~ sleeper, orang yg tidur /mati, nyenyak/; a ~ /smoker, drinker/, kaki /rokok, minum/; ~ with, sarat dgn: the branches were ~ with ripe fruits, dahan-dahan sarat dgn buah-buah yg masak; ~ with /child, young/, sarat; ~ with sleep, mengantuk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |