| avoid | vt 1. keep out of the way of, menghindari: after her son’s death, she ~ed all but her closest friends, selepas anaknya meninggal, dia menghindari semua kawannya kecuali yg rapat; 2. refrain from, mengelakkan: ~ getting it wet, elakkan barang itu drpd terkena air; 3. prevent from happening, evade, mengelak drpd, mengelakkan: to ~ a collision, mengelak drpd berlanggar; to ~ meeting so., mengelak drpd bertemu dgn sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plague | avoid /so. st/ like the ~, /mengelak drpd, mengelakkan/ /sso, sst/ spt /mengelak drpd, mengelakkan/ /bencana, musibah/: since the incident she has been avoiding me like the ~, sejak peristiwa itu dia mengelak drpd berjumpa saya spt mengelakkan musibah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shun | vt purposely avoid, (act.) menjauhkan diri dr, menjauhi; (pass.) dijauhi; (st) menjauhi, /menjauhkan, menghindarkan/ diri drpd: a lonely boy, ~ned by his friends, budak yg kesepian, yg dijauhi kawan-kawannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| skirt | 2. avoid dealing with, mengelak drpd: the politician ~ed sensitive issues at the public meeting, ahli politik mengelak drpd isu-isu sensitif di mesyuarat umum itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shrink | 3. (avoid st or doing st) mengelak; (be reluctant to do st) tdk mahu, enggan: it was a horrible task but he did not ~ from it, tugas itu menggerunkan namun dia tdk mengelak drpd melakukannya; a shy boy who ~s from meeting people, budak lelaki yg pemalu, yg mengelak drpd bertemu dgn orang lain; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| get | d. avoid, (problem) mengelak drpd; (question) mengelak drpd menjawab; (law, regulation, etc) memintasi: they got round the problem by taking a loan from the bank, mereka mengelak drpd masalah itu dgn membuat pinjaman dr bank; he tried to ~ round the question by introducing a new topic for discussion, dia mencuba mengelak drpd menjawab soalan itu dgn mengemukakan tajuk baru utk dibincangkan; there was no way they could ~ round the | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| coot | ~ out, avoid o’s responsibilities, a. (by going back on o’s promise) mengelak; b. (by leaving, escaping) lari; ~ out of (responsibilities) mengelak drpd (tanggungjawab). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| steer | ~ clear of, avoid, menjauhi, menghindari: he advised his son to ~ clear of those women, dia menasihati anak lelakinya supaya menjauhi perempuan-perempuan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shuffle | ~ out of, avoid, by clever trick, melepaskan diri drpd: her younger sister has always been able to ~ out of the household chores, adiknya sentiasa dapat melepaskan diri drpd membuat kerja rumah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shirk | vt try to escape, avoid (st) mengelakkan; (doing st) mengelak drpd + v: a man who never ~ed his duty, seorang yg tdk pernah mengelakkan tanggungjawabnya; left to her own devices, she’ll ~ doing her school work, kalau dibiarkan menurut kehendak hatinya, mahu saja dia mengelak drpd membuat kerja sekolah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |