| foster | vt 1. bring up, memelihara, membela: she ~ed her brother’s children while he was in prison, dia memelihara anak-anak abangnya semasa abangnya masuk penjara; 2. stimulate, promote, menggalakkan, merangsang: slum conditions ~ crime, keadaan di kawasan sesak menggalakkan jenayah; the retired headmaster has always ~ed an interest in the history of the town among the schoolchildren, guru besar yg telah bersara itu selalu merangsang minat murid-murid sekolah utk mengetahui sejarah bandar itu; ~ a friendship, memupuk persahabatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interest | he offered to buy out his brother’s ~ in the firm, dia menawar utk membeli kepentingan abangnya dlm firma tersebut; the man who has the controlling ~ in the steel mill, orang yg mempunyai kepentingan mengawal dlm kilang keluli itu; a financier with business ~s all over the world, ahli kewangan yg mempunyai kepentingan perniagaan di seluruh dunia; 7. group of people having common concern, aims, etc, [no specif translation]: the landed ~, tuan-tuan tanah; the mining ~s, pelombong-pelombong; the business ~s, para usahawan; ~ group, kumpulan berkepentingan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| entrust | vt mengamanahkan: he ~ed his brother with the sale of the property, dia mengamanahkan abangnya utk menjual harta itu; she ~ed her daughter to me, dia mengamanahkan anaknya kpd saya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| discredit | n doubt, kesangsian, keraguan: the statement casts ~ on his brother’s testimony, kenyataan itu menimbulkan kesangsian thdp testimoni abangnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| envy | n /rasa, berasa/ iri (hati): he was filled with ~ at his brother’s success, dia berasa iri hati krn kejayaan abangnya; her remark was made out of ~, kata-katanya dilahirkan krn rasa iri hati; (be) the ~ of, menyebabkan [sso] iri (hati): his new motorcycle is the ~ of his friends, motosikalnya yg baru itu menyebabkan rakan-rakannya iri hati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| get | f. (nearly) escape injury, terselamat: her brother nearly died but she got off with only a few bruises, abangnya nyaris-nyaris mati tetapi dia terselamat dan hanya luka sedikit; looking at the wreckage everyone was surprised that the lorry driver got off unscathed, melihatkan keadaan kenderaan yg remuk, semua orang hairan drebar lori itu terselamat dan tdk cedera sedikit pun; g. finish work, habis bekerja, kerja [sso] habis: the machine operators do not ~ off until 5.30, operator mesin hanya habis bekerja pd pukul 5.30; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fond | adj 1. a. having affection, sayang, menyayangi: she was ~ of her brother’s wife, dia sayang akan isteri abangnya; b. expressing affection, penuh rasa sayang: the dog gazed at me with ~ eyes, anjing itu memandang saya dgn penuh rasa sayang; 2. having a liking for, a. (doing st) suka: he’s ~ of reading, dia suka membaca; she’s very ~ of parking her car right in front of my drive, dia suka sangat meletakkan keretanya betul-betul di depan jalan masuk rumah saya; b. (st) suka akan, menyukai: children are usually not ~ of vegetables, kanak-kanak lazimnya tdk menyukai sayur; what he’s most ~ of is beef “rendang”, yg paling disukainya ialah rendang daging; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| compunction | n (fml) rasa bersalah: he hasn’t the slightest ~ about cheating his own brother, dia tdk mempunyai rasa bersalah sedikit pun menipu abangnya sendiri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| emulation | n 1. attempting to equal or excel, mengikut jejak: he went into politics in ~ of his brother, dia memasuki politik mengikut jejak abangnya; 2. rivalry, persaingan, pertandingan: the spirit of ~ enters into the majority of games, semangat persaingan dapat dirasakan dlm sebilangan besar perlawanan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| imitate | vt 1. follow as model, example, meniru, mencontoh: the boy tries to ~ his elder brother in every way, budak itu mencuba meniru kelakuan abangnya dlm segala hal; 2. mimic, mengajuk: comedians who ~ prominent people to amuse their audiences, pelawak-pelawak yg mengajuk telatah orang-orang terkenal utk menghiburkan hati para penonton; the bird can ~ a dog’s bark, burung itu dapat mengajuk salakan anjing; 3. produce, make a likeness of, meniru: his style is difficult to ~, gaya penulisannya sukar ditiru; 4. resemble, be like (in appearance) menyerupai, kelihatan spt: the plastic is grained to ~ wood, plastik itu dikira supaya menyerupai kayu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |