| prospect | in ~, ada /peluang, harapan/: he has thrown up his job and has no other in ~ at the moment, dia telah berhenti kerja dan belum ada peluang mendapat kerja yg baru; some aid for the farmers is in ~, ada peluang bagi peladang-peladang itu utk mendapatkan bantuan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| occasion | if the ~ arises, jika /ada peluang, ada kesempatan, berkesempatan/; on ~, (occasionally) kadang-kadang: he has on ~ shown himself to be a conscientious worker, kadang-kadang dia menunjukkan bahawa dia pekerja yg penuh hemat; on one ~, a. on one particular occasion, sekali dahulu: on one ~, he caused quite a stir when he recommended that child prostitution be legalized, sekali dahulu, dia menimbulkan kekecohan apabila mencadangkan pelacuran kanak-kanak dibenarkan di sisi undang-undang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| running | /in, out of/ the ~, /ada, tdk ada/ peluang, /berpeluang, tdk berpeluang/ utk: he is still in the ~ for the post, dia masih ada peluang utk mendapat jawatan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fat | a ~ chance, (sl) mana ada peluang: a ~ chance I’ve got of getting the day off, mana ada peluang saya dapat cuti hari ini; a ~ lot, (sl) mana: a ~ lot you care, mana kamu peduli; a ~ lot you know about it, mana kau tahu ttg hal ini; a ~ lot of good, (sl) tak ada gunanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| now | (it’s) ~ or never, kalau tdk...sekarang, tdk akan ada peluang lagi: I was apprehensive about bringing the matter up but I realize that it was ~ or never, saya khuatir hendak menimbulkan perkara ini tetapi saya sedar bahawa kalau tdk sekarang, tdk akan ada peluang lagi; right ~, a. without delay, sekarang juga: don’t keep putting it off, finish it right ~, jangan bertangguh-tangguh lagi, selesaikan sekarang juga; b. at this moment, sekarang ini, (pd) saat ini: he’s waiting outside the door right ~, pd saat ini dia sedang menunggu di luar pintu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sporting | a ~ chance, peluang: don’t give up yet. We’ve got a ~ing chance of winning, jangan mengaku kalah lagi. Kita masih ada peluang utk menang; he has a ~ chance of getting the job, dia ada peluang utk mendapat kerja itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nothing | b. to no purpose, sia-sia: all her work was for ~ in the end, segala kerjanya sia-sia akhirnya; have ~ going for one, tdk ada peluang bagi sso: she was determined to succeed although she had ~ going for her, dia berazam utk berjaya walaupun tdk ada peluang baginya; have ~ in one, tdk ada tokoh; have ~ on, a. be inferior to, tdk sebaik: she has ~ on you, you can definitely win the race, dia tdk sebaik kamu, kamu pasti akan memenangi perlumbaan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| woebegone | adj sugul; (of eyes) sedih: “Don’t look so ~. There’s still a chance”, “Jangan nampak sugul sangat. Masih ada peluang lagi”; her tearful ~ eyes, matanya yg sedih digenangi air mata. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| opportunity | n chance, peluang, kesempatan: I am glad to have this ~ of speaking to you alone, saya berasa gembira krn mendapat peluang utk bercakap dgn saudari; to demand equal opportunities for women, menuntut peluang yg sama utk kaum wanita; it is a good offer and such an ~ should not be missed, itu satu tawaran yg baik dan peluang spt itu tdk harus dilepaskan; he avails himself of every ~ to denigrate his boss, dia menggunakan setiap peluang utk mencemuh bosnya; at the first ~, sebaik saja ada /peluang, kesempatan/: we’ll discuss it at the first ~, kita akan membincangkannya sebaik saja ada peluang; at every ~, setiap kali ada /peluang, kesempatan/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| look-in | n (colloq) chance, /peluang, can/ utk + approp v: up against such strong competition, you won’t even get a ~, dgn adanya saingan hebat itu, kamu tdk ada peluang utk menang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |