| ace | within an ~ of, hampir-hampir; (st unfavourable ) hampir-hampir, nyaris-nyaris: within an ~ of victory , hampir-hampir berjaya; within an ~ of collapse , nyaris-nyaris musnah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ace | n 1. card , daun sat; 2. (in tennis ) servis cemerlang; 3. fighter pilot, juruterbang pejuang handalan; 4. expert, champion, jaguh: he’s an ~ at cards, dia itu jaguh bermain terup; a driving ~, jaguh lumba kereta; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ace | adj handalan: he was the ~ reporter on the paper , dia pemberita handalan di syarikat akhbar itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sleeve | have /an ace, a trick, etc/ up o’s ~, see CARD (have a card up o’s sleeve). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| play | 6. a. (in a card game) menurunkan: Yuri ~ed a king so I ~ed my ace, Yuri menurunkan daun rajanya, jadi saya menurunkan daun sat saya; b. (in chess) menggerakkan, menjalankan; 7. a. act in drama, mempersembahkan: they’re ~ing “A man for All Seasons” at the Old Town Hall, mereka mempersembahkan cerita “A Man for All Seasons” di panggung Dewan Bandaraya Lama; b. take role in drama, berlakon sbg, mendukung watak: James ~ed Macbeth, James berlakon sbg Macbeth; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| outclass | vt (act.) jauh melebihi; (pass.) approp n + lain jauh melebihi: the tennis ace ~ed all the other players, jaguh tennis itu jauh melebihi pemain lain-lain; he knew he was ~ed from the beginning of the match, dia tahu bahawa pemain-pemain lain jauh melebihinya dr permulaan pertandingan itu lagi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| serve | be serving time, (colloq) dlm /jel, penjara/: her husband is serving time for armed robbery, suaminya dlm jel krn melakukan rompakan bersenjata; 10. (tennis, volley-ball, etc) membuat: to ~ an ace, membuat servis cemerlang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| of | they robbed him ~ every penny he had, mereka mengambil semua wangnya; the other boys made fun ~ him, budak-budak yg lain itu menjadikan dia bahan ejekan; we were not aware ~ his presence, kami tdk sedar dia berada di situ; the sound ~ crying, bunyi tangisan; we were within an ace ~ success, kami hampir-hampir berjaya; all ~ a sudden, (dgn) tiba-tiba; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |