| defend | vt 1. guard from attack, danger, etc, mempertahankan: to ~ the country against its belligerent neighbours, mempertahankan negara drpd jiran-jirannya yg suka berperang; she carried a knife to ~ herself, dia membawa pisau utk mempertahankan dirinya; 2. justify, mempertahankan: to ~ a theory, mempertahankan teori; he tried to ~ his actions but failed, dia mencuba mempertahankan tindakannya tetapi gagal; 3. (leg.) membela: the accused will be ~ed by one of the country’s best lawyers, yg tertuduh akan dibela oleh salah seorang peguam yg terbaik di negara ini; 4. (sport) protect o’s goal, championship title, etc, mempertahankan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defence | n 1. action to protect against attack, danger, etc, mempertahankan; (os) mempertahankan diri sso: the old couple had no ~ against such a brutal attack, pasangan tua itu tdk dapat mempertahankan diri drpd serangan yg begitu kejam; 2. system, organization of military etc, pertahanan: national ~, pertahanan negara; ~ expenditure, perbelanjaan pertahanan; civil ~, pertahanan awam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defenceless, defenseless | adj tdk berupaya mempertahankan diri: a poor, ~ child, kanak-kanak yg tdk berupaya mempertahankan diri; she looked so ~, dia kelihatan tdk berupaya langsung mempertahankan dirinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stand | ~ up for /so., st/, mempertahankan /sso, sst/: I intend to ~ up for my rights, saya bermaksud utk mempertahankan hak saya; if you don’t ~ up for yourself you’ll never get anywhere, jika kamu tdk mempertahankan diri, kamu tdk akan berjaya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| self-defence | n pertahanan diri; in ~, utk mempertahankan diri: he swore he only picked up the knife in ~, dia bersumpah bahawa dia mengambil pisau itu hanya utk mempertahankan diri; art of ~, seni mempertahankan diri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tenacious | 3. refusing to give up, mempertahankan: we must be ~ of our rights, kita mesti mempertahankan hak-hak kita. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defence | ~ counsel, counsel for the ~, peguam pembela; in ~ of, (utk) mempertahankan: to write in ~ of free enterprise, menulis utk mempertahankan perusahaan bebas; in o’s ~, semasa membela dirinya: he said in his ~ that..., semasa membela dirinya dia berkata bahawa....; to so’s ~, (utk) /membantu, menolong/ (sso); (when so. is accused of st) utk membela sso: when the man grabbed me, I yelled for help but no one came to my ~, apabila lelaki itu mencengkam saya, saya menjerit meminta tolong tetapi tdk ada sesiapa pun datang membantu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spring | ~ to o’s defence, ~ to the defence of so., mempertahankan sso: he sprang to Betty’s defence when her father scolded her, dia mempertahankan Betty apabila bapa Betty memarahi Betty; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| leg | not have a ~ to stand on, tdk dapat mempertahankan + approp n: he hasn’t got a ~ to stand on if he’s sued, dia tdk dapat mempertahankan diri sekiranya didakwa; on /so’s, st’s/ last ~s, [various translations]: the van was on its last ~s, van itu sudah terlalu tua; the patient looks as if he is on his last ~s, memandangkan keadaan pesakit itu nampaknya tak ada harapan lagi; the country was on its last ~s, empayar itu berada di ambang keruntuhan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| leg | not have a ~ to stand on, tdk dapat mempertahankan + approp n: he hasn’t got a ~ to stand on if he’s sued, dia tdk dapat mempertahankan diri sekiranya didakwa; on /so’s, st’s/ last ~s, [various translations]: the van was on its last ~s, van itu sudah terlalu tua; the patient looks as if he is on his last ~s, memandangkan keadaan pesakit itu nampaknya tak ada harapan lagi; the country was on its last ~s, empayar itu berada di ambang keruntuhan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |