| background | ~ music, muzik latar; against a ~ of, a. (when in contact with the background) dgn berlatarbelakangkan: the diamond glittered against the ~ of black velvet, berlian itu berkilauan dgn berlatarbelakangkan baldu hitam; b. (when not in contact with the background), (dgn) berlatarbelakangkan sst: a house built against a ~ of mountains, rumah yg berlatarbelakangkan gunung-ganang; c. (fig.) dgn [sst] sbg latar belakangnya, dgn berlatarbelakangkan: the elections took place against a ~ of inflation and unemployment, pilihan raya itu berlangsung dgn inflasi dan pengangguran sbg latar belakangnya; /be, keep, remain, stay/ in the ~, /menyisihkan, memencilkan/ diri; push /so., st/ into the ~, /mengetepikan, mengesampingkan/ /sso, sst/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| against | 7. in sudden contact with, pada: she hit her head ~ the low beam of the attic, kepalanya terhantuk pada alang loteng yg rendah itu; 8. towards so as to hit, ke: he threw the ball ~ the wall, dia melemparkan bola itu ke dinding; 9. having as background, berlatarbelakangkan: the trees were dark ~ the bright sky, pokok-pokok kelihatan gelap berlatarbelakangkan langit yg cerah; electric blue ~ the red, warna biru elektrik berlatarbelakangkan warna merah; 10. compared with, berbanding dgn: net profits of two dollars a share ~ ninety cents last year, keuntungan bersih sebanyak dua dolar setiap saham berbanding dgn sembilan puluh sen tahun lepas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cross | adj angry, marah: his father is ~ with him, ayahnya marah padanya; give so. a ~ look, memandang sso dgn marah; have ~ words with so., bertengkar dgn sso; n 1. upright post with a bar intersecting it near the top, salib: a martyr who died on the ~, seorang martir yg mati di atas salib; 2. symbol of the Christian faith, salib; (on a chain), (loket) salib: she wore a gold ~ around her neck, dia memakai salib emas di lehernya; 3. also sign of the ~, tanda salib: to make the sign of the ~, membuat isyarat tanda salib; 4. cross-shaped mark, (tanda) palang; (in the form of an ‘X’) tanda pangkah: a blue ~ on a white background, palang biru berlatarbelakangkan warna putih; there were more ~es than ticks on his examination paper, terdapat lebih banyak tanda pangkah drpd tanda rait pd kertas peperiksaannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |