| f ag1 | vi & vt ; ~ away, (colloq) toil, berjerih /payah, penat, lelah/: she was ~ing away at her chores, dia berjerih payah membuat kerja-kerja hariannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| heave | vt 1. lift with effort, mengangkat (dgn susah payah): the two men ~d the sacks onto the lorry, kedua-dua lelaki itu mengangkat guni-guni ke atas lori; ~ os, bangun dgn susah payah; 2. pull with effort, menarik dgn kuat; 3. (colloq) throw, menghumbankan: they ~d the body overboard, mereka menghumbankan mayat itu ke luar kapal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slog | n 1. hard steady work, kerja /bertungkus-lumus, membanting tulang/: getting the work done was a long hard ~, menyiapkan kerja itu satu kerja bertungkus-lumus yg mengambil masa yg lama; 2. long and difficult walk, berjalan dgn susah payah: a long ~ up the hill, lama berjalan mendaki bukit dgn susah payah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| saw 1 | ~ at, memotong (dgn susah payah): she ~ed at the frozen meat with a bread knife, dia memotong daging sejuk beku itu dgn pisau roti; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| labour | vi 1. work hard, strive for st, bekerja /bertungkus-lumus, keras/: he ~ed from dawn until dark to get the harvest in, dia bekerja keras dr subuh hingga ke senja utk menuai dan mengumpulkan hasil tanaman; 2. a. advance with difficulty, bersusah payah + approp v; (of car) merangkak; (of ship) berhempas pulas: she ~ed up the stairs carrying two suitcases, dia bersusah payah memanjat tangga dgn membawa dua buah beg pakaian; the ship ~ed through the stormy seas, kapal itu berhempas-pulas menempuh lautan yg bergelora; b. struggle, bergelut: students ~ing through a chemistry exam, penuntut-penuntut yg sedang bergelut menghadapi ujian kimia; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| labour | vi 1. work hard, strive for st, bekerja /bertungkus-lumus, keras/: he ~ed from dawn until dark to get the harvest in, dia bekerja keras dr subuh hingga ke senja utk menuai dan mengumpulkan hasil tanaman; 2. a. advance with difficulty, bersusah payah + approp v; (of car) merangkak; (of ship) berhempas pulas: she ~ed up the stairs carrying two suitcases, dia bersusah payah memanjat tangga dgn membawa dua buah beg pakaian; the ship ~ed through the stormy seas, kapal itu berhempas-pulas menempuh lautan yg bergelora; b. struggle, bergelut: students ~ing through a chemistry exam, penuntut-penuntut yg sedang bergelut menghadapi ujian kimia; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| difficult | adj 1. not easy, hard, sukar, susah, payah; (of problem, question) susah, sukar, rumit: they found it ~ to maintain their position, mereka mendapati sukar utk mengekalkan kedudukan mereka; 2. full of hardship, susah, rumit: a ~ life, kehidupan yg susah; 3. (of person) hard to deal with, cerewet; (foll by infin) susah, sukar: a ~ customer, pelanggan yg cerewet; shop assistants found her ~ to please, pembantu kedai mendapati susah utk melayannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arduous | adj 1. hard to accomplish, achieve, sukar, sulit, susah, payah: the task was long and ~, kerja itu memakan masa yg lama dan sukar; 2. laborious, banyak memerlukan tenaga: a life filled with ~ and unrewarding labour, kehidupan yg penuh dgn kerja-kerja yg banyak memerlukan tenaga dan tdk mendapat ganjaran apa-apa pun; 3. hard to endure, tak /tertanggung, terderita/: a long, ~ winter, musim sejuk yg panjang dan tak terderita. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wangle | vt 1. (colloq) get (st) by being cleverly persuasive etc, membuat helah supaya: he managed to ~ an invitation to the reception, dia membuat helah supaya mendapat jemputan ke majlis itu; 2. carry out a task with great difficulty,approp v + [sst] dgn susah payah: they spent the morning wangling furniture out of the attic to the basement, sepanjang pagi, mereka memindahkan perabot dgn susah payah dr loteng ke tingkat bawah tanah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| rugged | adj 1. having rough, irregular surface, berceranggah: a range of ~ mountains, banjaran gunung yg berceranggah; 2. strongly marked, garang: a ~ face, air muka yg garang; 3. sturdy, robust, tahan lasak: a ~ machine, mesin yg tahan lasak; 4. not refined, kasar: ~ manners, perangai yg kasar; 5. harsh-sounding, kesat: a ~ verse, rangkap yg kesat; 6. involving hardship, harsh, susah payah: a ~ life in the mountains, hidup susah payah di pergunungan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |