| pick 1 | vt 1. choose, select, memilih: I ~ed one of the five books, saya memilih sebuah drpd lima buku itu; they ~ed their candidates carefully, mereka memilih calon dgn hati-hati; he ~ed his words carefully, dia memilih kata-katanya dgn hati-hati; 2. (pluck) memetik; (gather, collect) mengutip: she ~ed some roses, dia memetik beberapa kuntum bunga mawar; they all went off to ~ blackberries, mereka semuanya pergi memetik buah beri hitam; it’s time the mushrooms were ~ed, tibalah masanya utk mengutip cendawan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| choose | vt 1. pick, select, memilih: a man who ~s his words carefully, orang yg memilih kata-katanya dgn hati-hati; I think he will ~ the blue shirt, saya rasa dia akan memilih kemeja biru itu; 2. decide, memutuskan, membuat keputusan: she chose to take her holiday in September, dia membuat keputusan utk bercuti pd bulan September; he chose to be on his own, dia memutuskan utk tinggal bersendirian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fix | ~ on st, memilih sst: they ~ed on Saturday for a picnic, mereka memilih hari Sabtu utk berkelah; we should ~ on one way of doing it, kita patut memilih satu cara utk membuatnya; ~ st on so., see vt (sense 3.); ~ the blame on so., /mempersalahkan, menyalahkan/ sso; ~ st on st, see vt (senses 1. & 3.); | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elect | vt 1. choose by voting, memilih: they ~ed him to the Board of Directors, mereka memilihnya menjadi ahli Lembaga Pengarah; to be ~ed president, dipilih menjadi presiden; 2. choose, opt, memilih: he ~ed to become a doctor, dia memilih utk menjadi doktor. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hand-pick | vt 1. select with care, memilih dgn teliti; 2. select personally, memilih sendiri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pick 1 | ~ st out, a. choose st, memilih sst: she ~ed out a striking hat to go with her frock, dia memilih topi berwarna terang utk dipadankan dgn gaunnya; b. recognize or distinguish st, mengecamkan sst: it’s easy to ~ his house out as it’s the only one with a red roof, mudah utk mengecamkan rumahnya krn itulah satu-satunya rumah yg berbumbung merah; c. play a tune etc, mencuba-cuba memainkan sst: he came home and ~ed out the tune on his guitar, dia pulang ke rumah dan mencuba-cuba memainkan lagu itu dgn gitarnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pick 1 | ~ and choose, (colloq) memilih; (derog) pilih bulu: she’s fortunate to be in the position to ~ and choose the job she wants, dia beruntung krn berpeluang memilih pekerjaan yg dia mahu; she’s the type who ~s and chooses her friends, dia jenis orang yg pilih bulu; ~ so’s brains, (colloq) tanya-tanya sedikit: I hear you’re a mathematician, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pick 1 | ~ on so., a. choose so. usu to do st unpleasant, memilih sso: why ~ on me to do all the unpleasant jobs?, mengapa saya dipilih utk membuat kerja-kerja yg tdk menyenangkan ini?; b. (colloq) single so. out for reprimand, criticism, etc, mencari salah: he complained that the supervisor was always ~ing on him, dia bersungut bahawa penyelia itu sering mencari salahnya; ~ on st, memilih sst: we have ~ed on the ideal place for our honeymoon, kami telah memilih tempat yg ideal utk berbulan madu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pitch 1 | ~ /on, upon/, a. choose, memilih: as luck would have it, the examiner ~ed on the very question he had been studying the night before, dia sungguh bernasib baik krn pemeriksa memilih soalan yg memang telah ditelaahnya pd malam sebelumnya; b. choose to blame, menyalahkan: why is it always me he ~es on?, mengapa saya sahaja yg sering disalahkan?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| skim | ~ st off, a. see vt (sense 1); b. (fig.) memilih sst yg baik-baik: early shoppers had ~med the cream off the goods in the sale, pembeli-pembeli yg datang awal telah memilih barang yg baik-baik drpd yg terdapat di jualan murah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |