| hour | ~ after ~, jam demi jam, berjam-jam; by the ~, mengikut (kiraan) jam: to be paid by the ~, dibayar mengikut jam; children’s ~, rancangan kanak-kanak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| be | c. (with “have”) completed continuous action, /sudah, telah/ [v], [not translated]: I have been waiting for hours, saya sudah menunggu berjam-jam or berjam-jam saya menunggu; Jack has been staying in a hotel until now, selama ini Jack tinggal di hotel; 2. (with pp, indic pass. action) a. (voluntary) di- [v stem]: the crocodile was shot dead by the villagers, buaya itu ditembak mati oleh orang kampung; the restaurant has been closed by the city council, restoran ini telah ditutup oleh majlis perbandaran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| idly | adv in a casual, superficial manner, sahaja: he lay ~ on the beach for hours, berjam-jam dia berbaring-baring sahaja di pantai; they talked ~, mereka berbual-bual sahaja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drivel | ~ on, (colloq) berceloteh: he ~led on for hours about his stamp collection, dia berceloteh berjam-jam ttg koleksi setemnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interruption | n gangguan; (in flow of speech) menyampuk, mencelah: he worked for hours without ~, dia bekerja berjam-jam tanpa sebarang gangguan; these continual ~s slowed down the work, gangguan yg berterusan ini melambatkan kerja; he hates ~s when he is addressing the crowd, dia tdk suka disampuk semasa berucap di khalayak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gas | vi (old-fashioned & colloq) bercakap: ~sed for hours about her relatives, dia cakap berjam-jam ttg saudara-maranya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interminable | adj [various translations]: after what seemed like an ~ delay, our bus finally left the station, selepas menunggu berjam-jam lamanya, bas kami akhirnya bertolak dr stesen itu; an ~ sermon, khutbah yg tdk habis-habis; the guest list is ~, senarai nama tetamu berjela-jela panjangnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| effuse | vi bercakap tdk henti-henti: she ~d for hours about her son’s achievement, dia bercakap tdk henti-henti, berjam-jam lamanya ttg kejayaan anaknya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drum | vi 1. play the drum, bermain dram: ~ming for hours without a break, bermain dram berjam-jam tanpa berhenti rehat; 2. tap fingers rythmically, bergendang: he ~med on the arm of the chair, dia bergendang di atas tempat letak tangan kerusi itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dig | vi turn over, break up ground using spade etc, /menggali, mengorek/ + approp n: they have been ~ging for hours, berjam-jam lamanya mereka menggali lubang; the miners dug for gold, pelombong-pelombong itu menggali lubang utk mendapatkan emas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |