bait | n (lit. & fig.) umpan: to use worms as ~, menggunakan cacing sbg umpan; she was used as ~ to trap the kidnappers, dia digunakan sbg umpan utk memerangkap penculik itu; /rise to, swallow/ the ~, memakan umpan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
decoy | n 1. (animal ) denak, umpan: a ~ duck, itik denak; 2. (fig. ) umpan: the fishing boat was used as a ~, bot nelayan itu digunakan sbg umpan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
bait | vt 1. put bait on, in (st) membubuh umpan /pd, di dlm/: to ~ a hook with worms, membubuh umpan cacing pd mata kail; to ~ a mousetrap, membubuh umpan di dlm perangkap tikus; 2. torment, tease (person) menyeksa jiwa: the older students ~ed the new ones unmercifully, penuntut lama menyeksa jiwa penuntut baru tanpa belas kasihan; 3. harrass (chained animal) with dogs, menyeksa: the dogs were let loose to ~ the chained bear, anjing-anjing itu dilepaskan utk menyeksa beruang yg dirantai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
take | 2. (of fish) bite, tdk mahu makan umpan: she’s been fishing for hours but the fish didn’t seem to be taking, dia telah berjam-jam memancing tetapi nampaknya ikan tdk mahu makan umpan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
bite | vi 1. seize or attack with the teeth, sting, etc, menggigit; (of snake) mematuk, menggigit: the monkey looks fierce but doesn’t ~, monyet itu nampak garang tetapi tdk menggigit; 2. take bait, makan umpan: the fish aren’t biting today, ikan tdk makan umpan hari ini; 3. be taken in by a ploy, termakan (umpan): he knew it was a mistake but he bit just the same, dia tahu itu suatu kesilapan tetapi dia termakan umpan juga; 4. take firm hold of, grip, mencengkam: the car wheels would not ~ on the icy road, roda kereta itu tdk mencengkam di jalan yg berselaput ais; 5. cause to smart, a. (of words etc) menusuk hati: his words bit deeply into me, kata-katanya sangat menusuk hatiku; b. (of food, drink), [various translations]: the mustard really ~s, sos biji sawi itu benar-benar terasa pedar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
cannon-fodder | n umpan peluru. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
fly-fishing | n memancing dgn umpan tiruan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
bite | /have, get/ a ~, (angling) umpan mengena; his bark is worse than his ~, (colloq) mulut saja bising, hatinya baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
gambit | n 1. (chess) langkah umpan; 2. a. opening remark, pembuka kata; b. manoeuvre, calculated move, muslihat: he was not prepared for his rival’s ~, dia tdk bersedia utk menghadapi muslihat pesaingnya; conversational ~, pembuka /kata, perbualan/; opening ~, langkah pembukaan; (verbal) pembuka kata. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
slimy | ~ worms were used as bait, cacing-cacing yg lembik dan melekit digunakan sbg umpan; they found it hard to keep their footing on the ~ stepping stones, mereka mendapati sukar utk berpijak pd batu loncatan yg licin berlumut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |