| thicken | the plot ~s, keadaan bertambah sulit dan rumit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crystallize, crystallise | vi 1. menghablur: sugar ~s with refining, gula menghablur setelah ditapis; 2. (fig.) membentuk: the plot began to ~ in his mind, plot itu mula membentuk dlm fikirannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sustain | vt 1. maintain or prolong, keep up, dapat mengekalkan: we hope to ~ this high rate of growth, kita berharap dapat mengekalkan kadar pertumbuhan yg tinggi spt ini; the plot of the novel ~s the interest of the reader throughout, plot novel itu dapat mengekalkan minat pembaca utk terus membaca; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bold | adj 1. courageous and daring, berani: a ~ hero, wira yg berani; she grew ~er with each attempt, dia menjadi lebih berani percubaan demi percubaan; the plan was simple but ~, rancangan itu sederhana tetapi berani; to take a ~ step, mengambil langkah berani; 2. forward, immodest, tdk /tahu malu, malu, sopan/: a ~ little urchin, budak nakal yg tdk tahu malu; she gave him a ~ look, dia memandangnya dgn tdk sopan; 3. imaginative, penuh imaginasi: the novel’s ~ plot, plot novel yg penuh imaginasi; 4. clear and distinct to the eye, jelas, ketara: ~ handwriting, tulisan tangan yg ketara; a figure carved in ~ relief, patung yg diukir dgn ukiran timbul dgn jelas; ~ newspaper headlines, tajuk berita akhbar yg ketara; 5. (print) tebal: ~ letters, huruf tebal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plot1 | vt 1. plan, conspire, /merancang komplot, berkomplot/ utk: the secret society ~ted the assassination of the leader, kongsi gelap itu telah berkomplot utk membunuh pemimpin tersebut; 2. plan (st) by making a map, diagram, etc, merancang [sst] (dgn membuat peta, gambar rajah dll): the President ~ted the country’s future development, Presiden itu merancang pembangunan masa depan negara tersebut; 3. make a plot for novel etc, membina plot; 4. mark course of plane or ship, menentukan arah: to ~ aircraft movement by radar, menentukan arah kapal terbang dgn radar; 5. mark the points on a graph, memplot: he ~ted a graph to show the increase in production, dia memplot graf utk menunjukkan pertambahan dlm pengeluaran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| security | 6. body of persons charged with ensuring security, pihak keselamatan; (of country) pasukan keselamatan: S~ knew of the plot and was able to foil it, Pasukan Keselamatan telah mengetahui ttg komplot itu dan berjaya menggagalkannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bed | 5. mattress, tilam: a feather ~, tilam bulu itik; 6. sleep, rest, tidur: it’s time for ~, sudah waktu tidur sekarang; 7. garden plot, batas; 8. bottom of sea, lake, etc, dasar: a muddy river ~, dasar sungai yg berlumpur; 9. area of sea, lake bottom used for,<.i> a. (cultivating oysters, cockles, etc) tempat pembiakan; b. (cultivating seaweeds etc) petanaman; 10. underlying layer used as base, foundation, dasar; 11. layer of rock, stratum, lapisan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intricacy | 2. st intricate, (st difficult to understand, resolve), selok-belok [n] yg rumit; (st complex) selok-belok yg kompleks: she could not follow the intricacies of the speaker’s arguments, dia tdk dapat memahami selok-belok yg rumit dlm hujah pemidato itu; the intricacies of modern day politics, selok-belok yg rumit dlm politik kini; the intricacies of the plot and sub-plots, selok-belok yg kompleks dlm plot dan subplot itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| patch | terdapat bahagian-bahagian humor sepanjang tragedi itu; 5. small plot of land, petak tanah; (with a number of plants growing in one place) petak tanah yg ditanami: he set aside a small ~ on which he intended to grow vegetables later, dia mengasingkan sepetak kecil tanah utk menanam sayur-sayuran kelak; strawberry ~, petak tanah yg ditanami strawberi; 6. (UK), (colloq) policeman’s, social worker’s area of operation, kawasan jagaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hand | have a ~ in, a. be partly responsible for, membantu, menolong: it’s obvious that so. had a ~ in their victory, adalah jelas bahawa sso telah membantu mereka mendapatkan kemenangan; b. be involved in, terlibat: certain prominent people had a ~ in the plot, beberapa orang kenamaan terlibat dlm komplot itu; have in ~, dapat mengawal: the government has the situation well in ~, kerajaan dapat mengawal keadaan itu dgn baik; hold so’s ~, (fig.) give so. moral support, memberi semangat kpd sso; in ~, a. (of time) ada masa lagi: I have a few days in ~ before having to fly home, saya ada masa beberapa hari lagi sebelum terbang pulang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |