| appetite | n 1. desire for food, drink, selera, nafsu makan: the swim had given them all an ~, berenang membangkitkan selera mereka; have an ~ (for food, drink) berselera, mempunyai selera: normally the boy has a good ~, biasanya budak lelaki itu berselera; spoil /o’s, so’s/ ~, (menyebabkan sso) /patah selera, tdk lalu makan/: don’t spoil your ~ by eating sweets before dinner, jangan makan gula-gula sebelum makan malam, nanti patah selera; the cakes have spoilt his ~, kek yg dimakannya itu menyebabkan dia patah selera; 2. desire to satisfy bodily needs, nafsu: sexual ~, nafsu seks; 3. desire, inclination, hasrat, keinginan: he seems to have lost all ~ for life, dia nampaknya telah hilang keinginan utk hidup; tales that whetted the boy’s ~ for adventure, cerita-cerita yg membangkitkan keinginan budak itu utk mengadu untung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| regale | vi menjamu selera: to ~ on strawberries and cream, menjamu selera dgn strawberi dan krim; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| feast | ~ on, menjamu selera dgn: to ~ on venison and fruit, menjamu selera dgn daging rusa dan buah-buahan; ~ o’s eyes on /so., st /, menjamu mata melihat /sso, sst/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| appetizing, appetising | adj /membangkitkan, mendatangkan/ selera, menyelerakan: the food was not ~ at all,makanan itu tdk membangkitkan selera sama sekali. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stomach | 3. a. appetite, selera: I’m afraid I’ve no ~ for oily spicy food, saya minta maaf, saya tdk ada selera makan makanan berempah; b. (fig.) relish, desire, inclination for st, gemar, suka, berminat: I’ve no ~ for wrestling, saya tdk gemar menonton perlawanan gusti; a rather timid man, who has no ~ for a fight, seorang yg agak penakut, yg tdk suka bergaduh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| starter | 4. (UK), (colloq) first course of meal, pembuka selera: we’ll serve prawn cocktail as a ~, kami akan menghidangkan koktel udang sbg pembuka selera; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| palate | she has a good ~ for wines , dia mempunyai selera yg baik thdp wain; a cheese that would not suit all ~s , keju yg tdk sesuai dgn semua selera. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inner man, inner woman | n 1. soul, batin, jiwa; 2. (jocular) the stomach, selera: delicious food to satisfy the ~, makanan yg lazat utk memuaskan selera. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| regale | ~ os /with, on/ st, menjamu selera sso: they found him in the kitchen regaling himself with hot buttered toast, mereka menjumpainya di dapur menjamu selaranya dgn roti bakar panas bermentega. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unappetizing | adj tdk menyelerakan, tdk /membangkitkan, mendatangkan/ selera; (of character, prospects, etc) tdk menyenangkan: an ~ meal, makanan yg tdk menyelerakan; he faced the ~ prospect of six months in jail, dia menghadapi kemungkinan dihukum penjara enam bulan yg tdk menyenangkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |