| inscrutable | adj sukar dibaca; (of remark etc) sukar /difahami, dimengerti/: he listened with an ~ look on his face, dia mendengar dgn air muka yg sukar dibaca; nature’s ~ law, hukum alam yg sukar difahami; an ~ smile, senyuman yg sukar difahami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prodigy | n 1. one having extraordinary talent or ability, berbakat luar biasa: she was a musical ~, dia seorang pemuzik yg berbakat luar biasa; his son was another child ~, anaknya merupakan seorang lagi kanak-kanak yg berbakat luar biasa; 2. st amazing, a wonder, menakjubkan: The Niagara Falls is one of nature’s ~, Air Terjun Niagara ialah satu drpd alam semula jadi yg menakjubkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nasty | 8. mean, spiteful, bersikap jahat; (of person’s nature) jahat; (of st said or written) buruk: go away, you ~ little boy!, kamu budak jahat, pergi dr sini!; why is she ~ towards him?, mengapa dia bersikap jahat thdp lelaki itu?; he said ~ things about me, dia mengatakan perkara-perkara yg buruk ttg saya; 9. angry, marah: she turned ~ when I refused to do as she asked, dia menjadi marah apabila saya tdk mahu berbuat spt yg disuruhnya; have a ~ temper, cepat naik darah; 10. obscene, lucah: a thoroughly ~ book, sebuah buku yg benar-benar lucah; 11. ( of weather) buruk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unreasonable | adj 1. not governed by reason, bertindak tdk wajar; (of a person’s nature), (bersikap) tdk wajar: please don’t be ~, tolong jangan bertindak tdk wajar; he is a completely ~ person, dia orang yg betul-betul tdk wajar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| impose | ~ /on, upon/, menyusahkan; (so’s good nature, indness, generosity, etc) mengambil kesempatan: you allow yourself to be ~ed upon by the children, kamu membiarkan anak-anak menyusahkan kamu; I would not want to ~ upon your good nature, saya tdk mahu mengambil kesempatan krn puan baik budi; ~ /os, o’s company/ on, menyuakan diri; (by causing inconvenience) menyusahkan: we did not invite him to join our group; he ~d himself on us, kami tdk mengajaknya bersama-sama dlm kumpulan kami; dia yg menyuakan diri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| secret | how this comes about is one of the ~s of nature, bagaimana perkara ini berlaku merupakan salah satu rahsia alam; the ~ of his success was his remarkable powers of concentration, rahsia kejayaannya ialah kebolehannya menumpukan perhatian yg luar biasa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| counterbalance | n (lit. & fig.) pengimbang balas: his partner’s calm nature acts as a ~ to his fiery temper, sifat rakannya yg tenang menjadi pengimbang balas kpd sifat barannya itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| presume | ~ /on, upon/, mengambil kesempatan: it is not right to ~ upon a person’s good nature, adalah tdk patut mengambil kesempatan drpd sikap baiknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| make-up | n 1. powder, paint, etc, a. (for enhancing o’s looks) alat solek, mekap; b. (to make one look like a certain character in a play etc) mekap; 2. so’s nature, sifat: honesty is not part of hi | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| force | 3. so., st that exerts influence, kuasa: religion is a powerful ~ in shaping society, agama ialah kuasa yg kuat dlm membentuk masyarakat; ~s of nature, kuasa-kuasa alam; 4. (phys) daya: ~ of gravity, daya graviti; magnetic ~, daya magnet; 5. (mil, police) pasukan: police ~, pasukan polis; 6. legal power of binding, kuatkuasa: the ~ of an agreement, kuatkuasa perjanjian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |