| main | adj 1. most important, utama: the ~ crop, tanaman utama; his ~ object, tujuan utamanya; the ~ reasons, sebab-sebab utama; ~ beam, rasuk utama; ~ bulwark, birai utama; the ~ road, jalan /raya, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| support | 4. supporter, penyokong: the business community, once his chief ~, had deserted him, komuniti perniagaan yg satu masa dulu menjadi penyokong utamanya sekarang ini telah meninggalkannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| chief | adj 1. head, ketua: ~ accountant, ketua akauntan; ~ editor, ketua editor; ~ clerk, kerani /kanan, besar/; 2. main, utama: his ~ supporters, penyokong-penyokong utamanya; ~ port, pelabuhan utama; the ~ cause of the government’s downfall, sebab utama kerajaan itu jatuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| occupation | n 1. job, profession, trade, pekerjaan: he is a plumber by ~, pekerjaannya ialah tukang paip; state your name, age and ~, nyatakan nama, umur dan pekerjaan tuan; 2. (hobby) kegemaran; (st one does to occupy o’s time) kerja yg dilakukan utk mengisi waktu lapang: gardening is his chief ~ now that he has retired, setelah bersara, berkebun ialah kerja utamanya yg dilakukan utk mengisi waktu lapang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| weaken | vt 1. cause to be weak in form and health, melemahkan: the illness has ~ed him, penyakit itu melemahkannya; 2. make less important, powerful or effective, (act.) melemahkan; (pass.) menjadi lemah: a succession of strikes has ~ed the industry, mogok yg berlaku berturut-turut telah melemahkan industri; the team has been ~ed by the absence of two leading players, pasukan itu menjadi lemah dgn ketiadaan dua orang pemain utamanya; 3. make less determined, melemahkan: the setback will not ~ his spirits, halangan itu tdk akan melemahkan semangatnya; 4. make lower in value, menjatuhkan nilai: the recent economic crisis has ~ed the currency, krisis ekonomi baru-baru ini telah menjatuhkan nilai mata wang itu; 5. cause to become less firm or more likely to break, (act.) melonggarkan; (pass.) menjadi longgar: constant pushing may ~ the catch on this door, selak di pintu itu boleh menjadi longgar sebab selalu ditolak-tolak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| original | 3. has never been published, performed, etc, asli: his play won the award for Best O~ Play, dramanya memenangi hadiah bagi Drama Asli Terbaik; 4. a. novel, unlike others, lain drpd yg lain, original; (of style) lain drpd yg lain, tersendiri, original; (used with negative) original: he sometimes comes up with ~ ideas, kadang-kadang dia membuahkan gagasan yg lain drpd yg lain; the design is ~ and interesting, reka bentuk itu lain drpd yg lain dan menarik; the central theme is not very ~, tema utamanya tdk berapa original; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| culprit | n 1. offender, (orang yg) melakukan kesalahan; (foll by clause beginning with “who”) orang: the headmaster warned that the ~s would be severely punished, guru besar itu memberi amaran bahawa orang-orang yg melakukan kesalahan tersebut akan dikenakan hukuman berat; the ~ who scrawled the graffiti on the wall..., orang yg menconteng dinding...; 2. cause of problem or trouble, punca, sebab: an increasing number of people suffer from heart diseases; cholesterol is said to be the main ~, semakin ramai orang yg menghidap sakit jantung; kolesterol dikatakan punca utamanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prop 1 | n 1. support, (as used in tunnel, pit, etc) sangga, penyangga; (used for clothes-line, tree, etc) topang: wooden ~s support the walls of the tunnel, sangga kayu menyangga dinding-dinding terowong itu;2. a. (person giving moral support to another) tempat /bersandar, bergantung/: his wife was his ~ throughout the period of his trial, sepanjang perbicaraan itu isterinya merupakan tempat dia bersandar; b. (st giving support, strength to st) tonggak: without the right wing, the party lost one of its main ~s, tanpa sayap kanannya, parti itu kehilangan salah satu tonggak utamanya; being honest with one another was the ~ of their marriage, bersikap jujur antara satu sama lain merupakan tonggak perkahwinan mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |