| smell | ~ st out, a. find or discover st, (by smelling) mengesan sst dgn menghidu; (by investigating) mengesan: the dogs were trained to ~ out drugs, anjing-anjing itu dilatih utk mengesan dadah dgn menghidu; the police ~ed out a secret plan to topple the government, polis dapat mengesan rancangan sulit utk menggulingkan kerajaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scent | on the ~, a. dapat /mengesan jejak, menjejak/: the dogs were soon on the ~ of the escapees, anjing-anjing itu tdk lama kemudian dapat mengesan jejak orang-orang yg melarikan diri itu; b. (fig.) dapat mengesan: the journalist was on the ~ of a good story, wartawan itu telah mengesan cerita yg menarik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| detect | vt 1. discover, perceive, mengesan: to ~ a note of anger in his voice, mengesan nada kemarahan pd suaranya; to ~ the presence of poisonous gases, mengesan adanya gas-gas beracun; the cause of the illness has been ~ed, punca penyakit itu telah dapat dikesan; 2. bring to light, reveal, menjumpai, mendapati: the burglars were ~ed in the act of breaking in, pencuri-pencuri itu dijumpai semasa sedang memecah masuk ke dlm rumah itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| track | down, mengesan: the engineers finally succeeded in ~ing down the defect in the cable, jurutera-jurutera itu akhirnya dapat mengesan kerosakan pd kabel; they finally ~ed down the deer on a rocky hillside, akhirnya mereka dapat mengesan rusa itu di lereng bukit yg berbatu-batu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| detective | adj mengesan: ~ ability, kebolehan mengesan; n mata-mata gelap, detektif: private ~, mata-mata gelap persendirian; a ~ story, cerita detektif. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| locate | vt 1. find, discover the place or location of, /mengesan, mencari/ (approp n): he ~d the town on the map, dia dapat mengesan kedudukan bandar itu di peta; can you ~ the source of the pain?, boleh kamu mengesan punca sakit itu?; 2. (often pass.) situate, menempatkan, melokasikan: he decided to ~ his restaurant on a corner-site near the bus-station, dia mengambil keputusan utk menempatkan restorannya di sudut yg berhampiran dgn stesen bas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scent | ~ out, dapat mengesan: the dogs are trained to ~ out drugs, anjing-anjing itu dilatih utk mengesan dadah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| track | on the ~ , menjejaki, mengesan: the police are on the ~ of the gang, pihak polis sedang mengesan kumpulan penjenayah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| smell | ~ so. out, mengesan: it is their job to ~ out traitors in our midst, memang kerja mereka utk mengesan pengkhianat di kalangan kita; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sniff | b. (fig.) mengesan sst; (adventure, excitement, etc) mencari sst: he has the knack of ~ing out crime, dia pandai mengesan jenayah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |