| opposite | n (approp n) berlawanan; (of st) lawan: black and white are ~s, hitam dan putih adalah berlawanan or ialah warna yg berlawanan; high is the ~ of low, tinggi lawannya rendah; the ~, sebaliknya: he might have meant that, but said the ~, mungkin dia bermaksud utk berkata begitu, tetapi mengatakan sebaliknya; her husband is fat, my husband is just the ~, suaminya gemuk, suami saya sebaliknya; be the ~ of, kebalikan: she is the exact ~ of her mother, dia betul-betul kebalikan ibunya; say one thing and do the ~, lain yg dikatakan, lain yg dibuat: he says one thing and does the ~, lain yg dikatakannya, lain yg dibuatnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prolific | adj 1. (of animals, plants) producing offspring, fruit, etc in abundance,peridi, cepat berkembang biak: rats and rabbits are ~ animals, tikus dan arnab ialah haiwan peridi; 2. (of writer, artist, etc) producing works in abundance, prolifik: Wordsworth was one of the most ~ of English poets, Wordsworth adalah salah seorang penyajak Inggeris yg paling prolifik; 3. abundant, profuse, banyak; (of person) banyak, ramai: the wet warm weather has encouraged the ~ growth, cuaca yg panas lembap menggalakkan pertumbuhan yg banyak; the Elizabethan era, so ~ of poets, era Elizabeth, waktu yg terdapat ramai penyajak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ideal | n 1. st regarded as perfect, /sst, sso/ yg ideal; (st or so. one desires), /sst, sso/ idaman, impian: absolute truth is an ~, kebenaran yg mutlak ialah sst yg ideal; he considered himself the ~ of an English gentleman, dia menganggap dirinya lelaki Inggeris yg ideal; she hasn’t met her ~ yet, dia belum bertemu lelaki idamannya lagi; 2. (often in pl) principle, prinsip, cita-cita: the ~s of truth and justice, prinsip kebenaran dan keadilan; a /man, woman/ of high ~s, /lelaki, wanita/ yg bercita-cita tinggi; 3. goal, desire, impian, cita-cita, idaman: his ~ is to become a famous musician, cita-citanya adalah utk menjadi ahli muzik yg terkenal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exercise | vt 1. make use of, a. (power, influence, right, judgement discretion, etc) menggunakan: everyone should ~ his right to vote, semua orang mesti menggunakan haknya utk mengundi; it is necessary to ~ the utmost discretion when making these inquiries, adalah perlu menggunakan kebijaksanaan yg sepenuhnya apabila membuat pertanyaan-pertanyaan itu; b. (leniency, caution, patience, tolerance) bersikap [adj], ber- [adj]: you will have to ~ patience with him, kamu mesti bersikap sabar dengannya; this is a very sensitive issue and one must ~ great caution in dealing with it, ini ialah isu yg sensitif dan kita mesti berhati-hati dlm menanganinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |