| awkward | 5. embarrassed, serba salah; (attrib) dlm keadaan serba salah: she felt ~ about asking him for the loan, dia berasa serba salah utk meminjam wang daripadanya; an ~ silence followed his outburst, mereka terdiam dlm keadaan serba salah setelah dia menghamburkan kata-kata itu; 6. requiring tact, delicate, sulit: an ~ diplomatic situation, keadaan diplomatik yg sulit; ~ customer, a. so. who is difficult to deal with, (orang yg) banyak kerenah; b. animal that is dangerous to deal with, binatang yg berbahaya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| versatile | adj 1. (of person) adaptable, serba boleh: he is a very ~ pianist, dia pemain piano yg serba boleh; 2. having many uses, serba guna: a ~ material that can be used in a number of different ways, bahan serba guna yg boleh digunakan dgn beberapa cara yg berbeza; a ~ gadget that beats, blends and mixes, alat serba guna yg memukul, mengisar dan menggaul. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| versatility | n 1. (of person) serba boleh: a painter of great imagination and ~, seorang pelukis yg hebat daya imaginasinya serta serba boleh; 2. (of things) serba guna: the ~ of new materials, bahan-bahan baru yg serba guna. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| richly | adv 1. expensively, luxuriously, serba indah: a ~ embroidered cloth, kain yg bersulam serba indah; a ~ jewelled crown, mahkota yg bertatahkan permata serba indah; 2. thoroughly, betul-betul, benar-benar: a punishment ~ deserved, hukuman yg betul-betul setimpal; he ~ deserves the honour, dia benar-benar patut menerima penghormatan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| difficult | be in a ~ position, (dlm keadaan) serba salah; make life ~ for so., menyusahkan hidup sso; place so. in a ~ position, menyebabkan sso serba salah: the arrival of her ex-husband placed her in a ~ position, ketibaan bekas suaminya menyebabkan dia serba salah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| necessitous | adj serba kekurangan: to live in ~ circumtances, hidup dlm keadaan serba kekurangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dilemma | n dilema, keadaan serba salah: there seemed to be no way out of the ~, nampaknya tdk ada jalan keluar drpd dilema itu; place so. in a ~, /menyebabkan, membuat/ sso berada dlm /dilema, keadaan serba salah/; on the horns of a ~, dlm /dilema, keadaan serba salah/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| free | ~ and easy, serba santai: he leads a ~ and easy sort of life, hidupnya serba santai; ~ /from, of/, a. not spoilt, troubled, harmed, encumbered, etc by, bebas dr: at last he was ~ of her, akhirnya dia bebas daripadanya; he is seldom ~ from worries, dia jarang bebas dr kebimbangan; b. without, lacking, tdk ada, tdk ber [n]: the road is now ~ of obstructions, jalan itu tdk ada halangan sekarang ini; a piece of wood ~ of knots, sebatang kayu yg tdk berbuku-buku; ~ of charge, percuma; ~ of /tax, duty /, bebas cukai; feel ~ (to do st), (colloq) silakan (berbuat sst): feel ~ to use my typewriter, silakan menggunakan mesin taip saya; /get st, work / for ~, (colloq), /mendapat sst, bekerja/ dgn percuma; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| needy | adj miskin, susah, serba kekurangan: a ~ family, keluarga yg miskin; the ~, orang /miskin, susah, yg serba kekurangan/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| well informed | adj having wide knowledge, serba tahu: a ~ man who is most interesting to talk to, lelaki serba tahu yg seronok dilawan bercakap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |