| earthwork | n 1. (engin) kerja tanah; 2. (fortification) benteng, kubu, tembokan tanah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wetness | n 1. dampness, kebasahan, basahnya: the ~ of the soil made weeding easier, kebasahan tanah itu menjadikan kerja merumput lebih mudah; 2. (of weather) kelembapan: the heat and the ~ of the climate, kepanasan dan kelembapan iklim. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approximate | adj fairly exact, a. (attrib) lebih kurang, kira-kira; (in quantity, amount, value, etc) anggaran: the ~ distance between the two cities is 1,000 kilometres, jarak di antara kedua-dua bandar raya itu lebih kurang 1,000 kilometer; this gives an ~ idea of what is involved in producing a dictionary, ini akan lebih kurang memberikan gambaran ttg kerja-kerja yg terlibat dlm penghasilan sebuah kamus; the ~ value of the land, nilai anggaran tanah itu; can you tell me the ~ number of students in the school?, dapatkah saudara memberitahu saya anggaran jumlah murid di sekolah ini?; b. (pred) anggaran: the figures given are only ~, angka yg diberikan hanya anggaran; ~ to, lebih kurang: a sum of money ~ to what is needed, jumlah wang yg lebih kurang sebanyak yg diperlukan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| type | n1. kind, sort, jenis: an entirely new ~ of aeroplane, jenis kapal terbang yg benar-benar baru; this soil is of a different ~, tanah ini lain jenisnya; I am fed-up with this ~ of work, saya jemu dgn kerja jenis ini; the old-fashioned ~ of teacher, guru jenis fesyen lama; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| form | vt 1. shape, membentuk; (of natural phenomenon) terbentuk: he ~ed a figure out of clay, dia membentuk patung drpd tanah liat; how was the earth ~ed?, bagaimana bumi terbentuk?; 2. make, membuat, membentuk; (conclusion, judgement, plan) membuat: the children ~ed a circle, budak-budak itu membuat bulatan; they ~ed a plan of action, mereka membuat rancangan tindakan; to ~ abstract nouns from verbs, membentuk kata nama abstrak drpd kata kerja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| encroachment | n act, instance of encroaching, a. (on another’s territory) pemasukan [sso, sst] ke: the ~ of squatters on our land, pemasukan setinggan ke tanah kami; b. (on another’s rights, privileges) pencerobohan, mencerobohi: he complained about the ~ of his job on his leisure time, dia merungut ttg kerja yg mencerobohi masa lapangnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hard | adj 1. firm, unyielding, keras; (of body, muscle, etc) pejal, keras: the ground was ~ because of the drought, tanah itu keras akibat kemarau; a ~ mattress, tilam yg keras; ~ muscles, otot yg pejal; 2. severe, unkind, keras; (of words) kasar: his father was a ~ man, bapanya keras orangnya; be ~ on so., bersikap keras thdp sso; 3. forceful, kuat: a ~ blow on the head, pukulan yg kuat di kepala; 4. performing st with great intensity, persistence, etc, kuat: a ~ worker, orang yg kuat bekerja; a ~ drinker, orang yg kuat minum arak; a ~ smoker, orang yg kuat merokok; 5. requiring much effort, berat: ~ work, kerja yg berat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pitch 1 | ~ into st, (colloq) a. start to work, mula menjalankan: they ~ed into the job without delay, mereka mula menjalankan kerja itu tanpa lengah-lengah lagi; b. eat heartily, melahap: they were starving and ~ed into the food on the table, mereka betul-betul lapar lalu melahap makanan di atas meja; ~ into so., (colloq) attack so., menghentam sso: he ~ed into the big bully who was soon flat on the ground, dia menghentam kaki buli yg agam itu yg akhirnya terlantar di atas tanah; the master ~ed into him for being late again, guru menghentamnya krn lambat lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| load | 2. (in combination) full amount that can be carried by a vehicle etc, penuh: a bus - ~ of tourists, bas yg penuh dgn pelancong; a truck - ~ of soil, satu trak penuh tanah; 3. quantity of work assigned to or done by a person, etc, beban: temporary staff were recruited to lighten the work ~ in the department, kakitangan sementara telah diambil utk meringankan beban kerja di jabatan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| improve | vt make better, memperbaik(i); (health, appearance, taste, soil, etc) menjadikan [sst] lebih + approp adj: you must ~ your work if you want to be promoted, kamu mesti memperbaik hasil kerjamu jika ingin naik pangkat; to ~ the working conditions in the factories, memperbaik keadaan kerja dikilang; the change of climate ~d his health, pertukaran iklim menjadikan dia lebih sihat; fertilizer ~s the soil, baja menjadikan tanah lebih subur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |