| flounder2 | <i>vii> 1. <i>move with difficulty,i> terkial-kial: <i>the horses ~ed in the mud,i> kuda-kuda itu terkial-kial di dlm lumpur; <i>I ~ed through the deep snow trying to find help,i> saya terkial-kial melalui salji yg dalam mencuba mendapatkan pertolongan; 2. <i>behave awkwardly, hesitantly,i> gelabah: <i>the unexpected query about my affair with Elizabeth left me ~ing for a moment,i> pertanyaan yg tdk diduga ttg hubungan saya dgn Elizabeth membuat saya gelabah sejenak; 3. <i>be in difficulties,i> jatuh bangun: <i>the institute continued to ~ in the wake of the economic cut-backs,i> institut itu terus jatuh bangun ekoran pemotongan kewangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fumble | <i>vti> terkial-kial hendak menangkap: <i>he ~d the catch and dropped the ball,i> dia terkial-kial hendak menangkap bola itu, dan bola itu terlepas dr tangannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| struggle | 5. <i>(colloq) have great difficulty,i> terkial-kial: <i>can you help me with my Maths? I’m struggling,i> bolehkah kamu tolong selesaikan soalan Matematik ini? Saya sedang terkial-kial; <i>if we promote him too fast he’ll just be left struggling,i> jika kita menaikkan pangkatnya terlalu cepat, dia akan terkial-kial saja dgn kerja barunya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plough | ~ (o’s way) through st, a. (<i>colloqi>) <i>make progress with difficulty,i> terkial-kial utk menghabiskan sst: <i>she ~ed her way through an enormous plate of chicken rice,i> dia terkial-kial utk menghabiskan sepinggan penuh nasi ayam; <i>it took him days to ~ through the medical textbook,i> berhari-hari dia terkial-kial utk menghabiskan buku perubatan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| solid | b. <i>(of ground)i> padat: <i>after floundering through the mud, it was a relief to reach ~ ground,i> selepas terkial-kial mengharung lumpur, lega rasanya apabila memijak tanah yg padat itu; c. <i>(of build)i> tegap: <i>a man of ~ build,i> lelaki yg berbadan tegap; 6. <i>not mixed with other metal,i> padu: <i>~ gold,i> emas padu; <i>~ silver, i>perak padu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |