| strengthen | c. (in spirit, confidence, etc), /menguatkan, meneguhkan/ + approp n: those difficult years abroad have ~ed him in the face of these pressures, setelah bertahun-tahun mengalami kesusahan semasa berada di luar negeri menguatkan semangatnya dlm menghadapi tekanan-tekanan ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| high pressure | n 1. tekanan tinggi: a ~ boiler, dandang tekanan tinggi; a ~ area, kawasan tekanan tinggi; 2. (fig.) a. (of selling) tekanan kuat; b. ( of salesman) kuat mendesak; c. (job, work) banyak tekanannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pressure | n 1. force exerted by one body on another by its weight, tekanan: any ~ on the affected area causes pain, sebarang tekanan pd kawasan yg sakit itu menyebabkan rasa sakit; ~ from the steam moves the locomotive, tekanan drpd wap menggerakkan kepala kereta api itu; 2. strength or amount of this force, tekanan: a barometer measures atmospheric ~, barometer menyukat tekanan atmosfera; his blood ~ is low, tekanan darahnya rendah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pressure | 3. compelling force or influence, tekanan, desakan: the ~ of public opinion forced the government to modify the act, tekanan dr orang ramai memaksa kerajaan utk meminda akta itu; bring ~ to bear, mendesak ... supaya membuat sst: the council brought ~ to bear on errant shopkeepers, majlis tempatan mendesak pekedai-pekedai yg bersalah supaya mematuhi peraturan; 4. condition of stress or strain, tekanan, beban: during his youth he had known the ~ of poverty, semasa usianya masih muda, dia sudah mengenal tekanan kemiskinan; the ~ of business prevented him from leaving, tekanan perniagaan menghalangnya pergi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stress | 3. emphasis, importance, tekanan, menitikberatkan: my father lays great ~ on punctuality, ayah saya memberikan tekanan yg kuat pd ketepatan waktu or ayah saya menitikberatkan ttg ketepatan waktu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pressure | under ~, a. di bawah tekanan: liquid petroleum gas has to be stored under ~, gas petroleum cecair hendaklah disimpan di bawah tekanan; b. (fig.) ditekan: the firm is coming under increasing ~ from it’s creditors, syarikat itu semakin ditekan dr pemiutangnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stressful | adj banyak tekanan: an air traffic controller’s job is one of the most ~ in modern society, tugas pengawal lalu lintas udara merupakan salah satu tugas yg paling banyak tekanan dlm masyarakat moden ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strain 1 | 6. excessive demand on emotional resources, tekanan: the police were under heavy ~ during those two weeks, polis menghadapi tekanan yg hebat dlm masa dua minggu itu; 7. tension, ketegangan: there is a ~ in relations between the new president and the senate, wujud ketegangan hubungan antara presiden yg baru itu dgn pihak senat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| steamroller | 2. move (st) with force or pressure, menggunakan tekanan supaya [n] + approp v: they ~ed the bill through the House, mereka menggunakan tekanan supaya rang undang-undang itu diluluskan oleh Dewan Rakyat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pressurized | adj 1. (of container, area, etc) diimbangkan tekanan udara: ~ cabins allow aircraft to fly at high altitudes, kabin yg diimbangkan tekanan udaranya membolehkan kapal terbang itu terbang tinggi; 2. (of liquid, gas) dimampatkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |