| severe | a ~ illness forced him to resign, penyakit yg teruk memaksanya berhenti kerja; a ~ drought that lasted for months wiped out the livestock and the crops, kemarau teruk yg berbulan-bulan lamanya telah menghapuskan ternakan dan tanam-tanaman; ~ winter, musim sejuk yg teruk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| constrain | vt compel, memaksa: circumstances ~ed him to join the rebels, keadaan memaksanya menyertai pemberontakan itu; /be, feel/ ~ed to do st, (berasa) terpaksa membuat sst; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pressure | ~ so. into, memaksa sso supaya: the older boys ~d him into joining their gang, budak-budak yg lebih besar itu memaksanya supaya menyertai kumpulan mereka; the detainee was ~d into making a confession, orang tahanan itu dipaksa supaya membuat pengakuan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pressure | vt memaksa: her parents had ~ed her to get married against her will but later regretted it, ibu bapanya telah memaksanya supaya berkahwin tetapi kemudiannya mereka berasa menyesal dgn tindakan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| force | vt 1. compel, (act.) memaksa; (pass.) deliberately, dipaksa; (otherwise) terpaksa: hunger ~d him to steal, kelaparan memaksanya mencuri or dia terpaksa mencuri krn kelaparan; circumstances ~ me to resign, keadaan memaksa saya meletakkan jawatan or saya terpaksa meletakkan jawatan krn keadaan; she ~d the child to eat, dia memaksa budak itu makan; the bad weather ~d the pilot to land his plane in Canberra, krn cuaca buruk juruterbang itu terpaksa mendaratkan kapal terbangnya di Canberra; the hijackers ~d the pilot to land in Canberra, juruterbang itu dipaksa oleh perampas-perampas tersebut supaya mendarat di Canberra; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pressurize | vt 1. make or pressure (so.) to do st, memaksa: it was a move designed to ~ him into resigning, itu ialah satu langkah yg diatur utk memaksanya supaya berhenti kerja; 2. maintain normal atmospheric pressure, mengimbangkan tekanan udara: the designers have ~d the luggage compartment as well as the cabin of the plane, pereka bentuk itu telah mengimbangkan tekanan udara di ruang bagasi dan juga di kabin kapal terbang itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| budge | vt 1. cause to move, menganjakkan, mengganjakkan: they couldn’t ~ the heavy rock, mereka tdk dapat mengganjakkan batu itu; 2. cause to change o’s opinion, memaksa [sso] berganjak: no one could ~ him on the issue, tdk seorang pun yg dapat memaksanya berganjak berkenaan dgn isu itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nail | ~ so. down (to st), a. force so. to fulfil st, memaksa sso menepati sst: we’ll ~ him down to his promise, kami akan membuat dia menepati janjinya; b. force so. to decide on st, memaksa sso menentukan sst: she wants to ~ him down to an exact date for their wedding, wanita itu hendak memaksanya menentukan tarikh perkahwinan mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| extort | vt 1. obtain (money) by intimidation, violence, etc, memeras: he ~s money from his victims, dia memeras wang drpd mangsa-mangsanya; 2. extract, memaksa [sso]: after five hours of interrogation the police finally managed to ~ a confession from him, setelah lima jam menyoal siasat, polis dapat memaksanya supaya mengaku bersalah; to ~ promises, memaksa sso membuat janji. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| revise | vt 1. read over to improve, menyemak: the manuscript has been ~d before publication, manuskrip itu telah disemak sebelum diterbitkan; 2. (UK) look (at st) again to improve knowledge, mengulang kaji: the students are revising their lessons for the exam, penuntut-penuntut itu sedang mengulang kaji pelajaran mereka utk peperiksaan; 3. change, mengubah; (price, figures, etc) menyemak, mengubah: the results forced him to ~ his opinion, keputusan itu memaksanya mengubah pendapatnya; the builders have now decided to ~ their estimates, pembina itu sekarang mengambil keputusan utk mengubah anggaran mereka; 4. make a new, improved etc version of, menyemak: the dictionary was extensively ~d, kamus itu telah disemak dgn terperinci; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |