emancipatory | adj pembebasan: ~ efforts, usaha-usaha pembebasan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
postwar | adj lepas perang: ~ efforts at rebuilding industry, usaha-usaha lepas perang utk membina semula industri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
desperate | adj 1. reckless, terdesak: a ~ killer, pembunuh yg terdesak; ~ attempts to free the captives, usaha-usaha yg terdesak utk membebaskan orang-orang tawanan; a ~ struggle for survival, perjuangan yg terdesak utk hidup; 2. undertaken as last resort, terakhir: ~ remedies for the industrial dispute, usaha terakhir utk menyelesaikan pertikaian industri itu; ~ measures, langkah-langkah terakhir; 3. suffering extreme anxiety, need, /betul-betul, benar-benar, sungguh-sungguh/ ingin: she is ~ to win, dia benar-benar ingin menang; ~ for st, /amat, sangat/ memerlukan sst: to be ~ for recognition, amat memerlukan penghargaan; 4. critical, beyond hope, genting: this ~ state of affairs is expected to continue, keadaan yg genting ini dijangka akan berterusan; his condition is ~, keadaannya genting; 5. showing, arising from despair, sangat, amat: the ~ look of hunger on his face, wajahnya yg menampakkan bahawa dia sangat lapar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
amalgamate | vt 1. combine, unite, menggabungkan, menyatukan: attempts to ~ the companies were not quite successful, usaha-usaha utk menggabungkan syarikat-syarikat itu tdk begitu berjaya; 2. combine with mercury, mengamalgamkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
sneer | ~ at so., mencemuh sso: he always ~ed at their efforts and this discouraged them from trying, dia selalu mencemuh usaha-usaha mereka, dan ini melemahkan semangat mereka utk mencuba; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
avail | n ; of /no, little/ ~, to no ~, tdk berhasil, sia-sia sahaja: efforts to save the company were of no ~, usaha-usaha utk menyelamatkan syarikat itu tdk berhasil; of what ~ is it...?, apa /gunanya, faedahnya/...?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
ancillary | adj 1. subordinate, secondary, (attrib) sampingan; (pred) approp n + sampingan: ~ industries, perusahaan sampingan; undertakings that are rather ~ than essential, usaha yg lebih berupa usaha sampingan drpd usaha yg perlu; ~ road, jalan /samping, rusuk/; 2. supporting, auxiliary, bantuan: ~ services, perkhidmatan bantuan; surgery and its ~ treatment, pembedahan dan rawatan bantuan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
venture | n 1. undertaking involving risk, usaha: we wish this new ~ every success, kami mengucapkan selamat berjaya kpd usaha baru ini; 2. business enterprise of speculative nature, usaha niaga: he lost all his money in the business ~, dia kehilangan semua wangnya dlm usaha niaga itu; 3. dangerous, exciting journey, penjelajahan: Scott’s unsuccessful South Pole ~, penjelajahan Scott yg tdk berjaya ke Kutub Selatan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
unfortunate | 3. unsuccessful, tdk menguntungkan: the venture turned out to be an ~ one, usaha itu bertukar menjadi usaha yg tdk menguntungkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
canvassing | n 1. solicitation of votes or support, /usaha, kegiatan/ merayu undi: the ~ of a constituency, usaha merayu undi di kawasan pilihan raya; 2. solicitation of orders, subscriptions, etc, /usaha, kegiatan/ /mencari, mendapatkan/ /pesanan, langganan, dll/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |