| effort | in an ~ to, dlm usaha: the government has introduced a number of reforms in an ~ to restructure society, kerajaan telah memperkenalkan beberapa pembaharuan dlm usaha menyusun semula masyarakat; /need, require/ /much, a great deal of/ ~, susah, sukar:it doesn’t need much ~ to move the couch, bukannya sukar mengalih kerusi panjang itu; make an ~, berusaha, berikhtiar: he made not the slightest ~ to conceal his delight, dia tdk berusaha sedikit pun utk menyembunyikan kegembiraannya; make every ~, berusaha /betul-betul, sungguh-sungguh/, /betul-betul, sungguh-sungguh/ berikhtiar; be (too much of) an ~, (terlalu) /sukar, susah/; with (some, an) ~, dgn bersusah payah; without ~, dgn mudah (sahaja). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intense | d. (of effort etc) gigih: an undertaking which requires ~ effort, kerja yg memerlukan usaha yg gigih; 2. very strongly, deeply felt, amat sangat, amat, sangat; (of conviction) sangat mendalam: ~ hatred, kebencian yg amat sangat; ~ interest, sangat berminat; when I saw the ~ anxiety on his face I realised just how affected he was by the incident, apabila saya nampak rasa bimbang yg amat sangat pd wajahnya, barulah saya sedar betapa peristiwa itu meninggalkan kesan thdp dirinya; a man of ~ political convictions, lelaki yg mempunyai pendirian politik yg sangat mendalam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| effort | n vigorous attempt, usaha, ikhtiar: all ~s failed, semua ikhtiar gagal; 2. (colloq) result of effort, hasil: for a child of nine, that painting’s a pretty good ~, bagi kanak-kanak yg berumur sembilan tahun, lukisan itu merupakan hasil yg cukup baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strenuous | adj 1. requiring great effort, energy or stamina, teruk: they made a ~ effort to get the work done on time, mereka bekerja teruk utk menyiapkan kerja itu tepat pd masanya; it was a ~ climb, itu memang satu pendakian yg teruk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| attain | ~ to, (fml) a. (by deliberate effort) memperoleh: to ~ to wealth, memperoleh kekayaan; b. (by moral, intellectual effort) mencapai: to ~ to perfection, mencapai kesempurnaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| heave | vt 1. lift with effort, mengangkat (dgn susah payah): the two men ~d the sacks onto the lorry, kedua-dua lelaki itu mengangkat guni-guni ke atas lori; ~ os, bangun dgn susah payah; 2. pull with effort, menarik dgn kuat; 3. (colloq) throw, menghumbankan: they ~d the body overboard, mereka menghumbankan mayat itu ke luar kapal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| win | 3. gain by effort or ability, mendapat: he won great honour in his profession, dia mendapat penghormatan tinggi dlm profesionnya; how to ~ friends and influence people, bagaimana mendapat kawan dan mempengaruhi orang; he won the confidence of the men under him, dia mendapat keyakinan orang bawahannya; 4. earn, gain, membuat sso + approp v: his honesty won him many supporters, kejujurannya membuat dia mendapat penyokong yg banyak; this action won him great esteem, tindakan ini membuatnya disanjung tinggi; 5. capture, menawan: it is vital that our troops ~ the town, memang penting askar-askar kami menawan bandar itu; 6. reach with effort, berjaya sampai di: he was the first to ~ the summit of the mountain, dialah orang pertama yg berjaya sampai di puncak gunung itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| team | ~ effort, usaha berkumpulan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| struggle | 4. strenuous effort, kesusahan, susah: it was always a ~ for the boy to pass his exams, memang satu kesusahan bagi budak itu utk lulus dlm peperiksaannya; he controlled his feelings with a ~ and did not say anything, dgn susah dia mengawal perasaannya dan tdk berkata apa-apa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| push | 6. special effort, usaha: everyone prepared for the final ~, setiap orang bersedia utk usaha terakhir; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |