| interest | 2. quality exciting such desire, minat: money and fame had no ~ for him, wang dan kemasyhuran tdk menarik minatnya; this matter is of great ~ to the group, perkara ini sangat menarik minat kumpulan tersebut; st of ~, sst yg menarik: is there anything of ~ in the paper?, ada apa-apa yg menarik dlm surat khabar?; add ~ to st, menjadikan sst bertambah menarik: intrigues and steamy scenes add ~ to the play, rancangan jahat dan babak-babak yg menghairahkan menjadikan lakonan itu bertambah menarik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| explicit | adj 1. clearly expressed, eksplisit, (sangat) jelas; (of person) eksplisit, berterus-terang: he gave ~ instructions that no one should be allowed in, dia memberikan arahan yg eksplisit bahawa tdk sesiapa pun boleh dibenarkan masuk; the regulation is quite ~ regarding this matter, peraturan ttg perkata ini adalah eksplisit; the director was ~ about why he opposed the scheme, pengarah itu eksplisit ttg sebab-sebab dia menentang rancangan tersebut; 2. graphically detailed, eksplisit: children should not be allowed to watch the film as it has some sexually ~ scenes, kanak-kanak tdk patut dibenarkan menonton filem itu krn filem itu mengandungi babak-babak seks yg eksplisit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cliff-hanger | n (colloq) babak tergantung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bedroom | n bilik tidur: ~ furniture, perabot bilik tidur; a ~ scene, babak bilik tidur. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| chapter | n 1. bab: in the next ~, dlm bab yg berikut; 2. (fig.) bab, babak: a new ~ in his life, bab baru dlm hidupnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| compose | vt 1. (usu in pass.) make up, form, (act.) membentuk; (pass.) terdiri: the various scenes that ~ the play, pelbagai babak yg membentuk lakon itu; the assembly was ~d of delegates from several nations, perhimpunan itu terdiri drpd wakil-wakil beberapa negara; water is ~d of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen, air terdiri drpd dua bahagian hidrogen dan satu bahagian oksigen; 2. write, a. (literary work) mengarang: to ~ poems, mengarang sajak; b. (song, music, etc) menggubah; 3. put together esp in an artistic way, menggubah: to ~ a painting, menggubah sebuah lukisan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ham 2 | vt often ~ /it, st/ up, (sl) melakonkan + approp n secara /melampau-lampau, berlebih-lebihan/: there’s no need to ~ it up, play the part as it is, tdk perlu melakonkan babak itu secara berlebih-lebihan, lakonkan seada-adanya saja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| act | n 1. deed, perbuatan: a criminal ~, perbuatan jenayah; a foolish ~, perbuatan bodoh; ~ of kindness, perbuatan baik; ~ of vengeance, perbuatan membalas dendam; ~ of mercy, perbuatan ihsan; 2. statute, akta: Land A~, Akta Tanah; ~ of Parliament, akta Parlimen; 3. (of play, opera) babak: a three -~ play, lakonan tiga babak; 4. one of a series of short performances, (acara) persembahan: a song and dance ~, sebuah persembahan nyanyian dan tarian; 5. pretence, kepura-puraan, pura-pura: his grief was only an ~, kesedihannya hanya pura-pura; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| go | or examine st, meneliti sst: the board of directors will ~ over the proposals tomorrow, pihak lembaga pengarah akan meneliti usul-usul itu esok; let us ~ over the list and choose a suitable candidate, mari kita meneliti senarai ini dan memilih calon yg sesuai; c. also ~ through st, revise or rehearse st, mengulang sst, approp v + /semula, kembali/ sst: they’ll have to ~ over the last scene, mereka terpaksa melakonkan semula babak terakhir; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| entrance 1 | n 1. way in (door, gate) pintu masuk; (passage, road, etc) jalan masuk: the ~ is at the side, pintu masuk di tepi; the ~ to the caves has been blocked, jalan masuk ke gua itu telah disekat; 2. a. coming in, arrival, kemasukan, masuk: the audience applauded the ~ of the soloist, para penonton bertepuk sorak semasa penyanyi solo itu masuk; b. way so. enters a room, masuk: the celebrated actress made a grand ~, pelakon terkenal itu masuk dgn hebatnya; c. (theatr) masuk (ke pentas): the heroine does not make her ~ until Act II, heroin itu masuk ke pentas hanya dlm Babak II; 3. admission, masuk; (attrib) kemasukan: they were refused ~ because they were wearing flip-flops, mereka tak dibenarkan masuk krn memakai selipar; ~ examination, peperiksaan kemasukan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |