puritanical | adj (derog) bagaikan orang /alim, dakwah/: a ~ upbringing, didikan bagaikan orang dakwah; a ~ mother who wouldn’t allow her teenage daughter to attend even a birthday party, seorang ibu yg bagaikan orang alim yg tdk membenarkan anak gadis belasan tahunnya menghadiri sebarang majlis walaupun majlis tari-menari. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
dreamlike | adj bagaikan mimpi: the landscape had a ~ quality, pemandangan di situ bagaikan mimpi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
vault1 | 2. extend over in the fashion of a vault, bagaikan kekubah di: the branches of huge trees ~ed the lane giving it a gloomy look, dahan-dahan pokok besar bagaikan kekubah di lorong dan menjadikan suasana di sekitarnya terasa muram; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
splitting | adj (of headache) bagaikan hendak pecah rasanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
drop | ~ anchor, melabuhkan sauh; ~ dead, (colloq) pergi mampus!; ~ a hint, membayangkan sst; ~ it, hentikan; ~ on o’s knee(s) melutut; ~ a /postcard, line/, mengirim /poskad, surat/; /fit, ready/ to ~, bagaikan hendak rebah; let a /matter, subject/ ~, jangan bincangkan lagi perkara itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
pitiless | adj1. without pity, ruthless, tdk ada belas kasihan: a ~ ruler, pemerintah yg tdk ada belas kasihan; the ~ treatment of the prisoners became a scandal, layanan yg tdk ada belas kasihan thdp banduan-banduan itu telah menjadi skandal; 2. harsh, severe, amat sangat; (of sun, wind) sangat + approp adj: the ~ cold seemed to eat into their bones, kedinginan yg amat sangat itu bagaikan menusuk-nusuk tulang mereka; the harsh ~ sun, cahaya matahari yg sangat terik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
crawl | vi 1. (of person) a. (move on hands and knees) merangkak: the baby is ~ing, bayi itu sedang merangkak; b. (move by dragging the body) merayap, menyusup: the wounded soldier ~ed through the long grass, askar yg cedera itu menyusup perlahan-lahan di celah-celah rumput yg panjang; 2. (of snake, worm) menjalar; 3. (of snail, turtle, insect) merayap: a spider ~ed up his arm, labah-labah merayap ke atas lengannya; 4. proceed slowly, merangkak: traffic ~ed along the congested highway, lalu lintas merangkak di sepanjang lebuh raya yg sesak; the hours seemed to ~ by, masa bagaikan merangkak; 5. be swarming with, dikerumuni: the meat is ~ing with maggots, daging itu dikerumuni berenga; 6. (swimming) berenang gaya rangkak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |