| advantage | be of ~ (to) berfaedah (bagi), bermanfaat (bagi): such an action would be of little ~ to him, tindakan demikian tdk begitu berfaedah baginya; give so. an ~ over, memberi sso kelebihan drpd: his years of experience gave him an ~ over his colleagues, pengalamannya yg bertahun-tahun memberinya kelebihan drpd rakan sepejabatnya; have /an, the/ ~ over so., mempunyai kelebihan yg mengatasi sso: financially, he had the ~ over most of his rivals, dr segi kewangan dia mempunyai kelebihan yg mengatasi kebanyakan saingannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beneficial | adj advantageous, mendatangkan /faedah, manfaat/, berfaedah, bermanfaat: sunlight is ~ to health, cahaya matahari berfaedah bagi kesihatan; I hope your holiday will be ~ to you, saya harap percutian tuan akan mendatangkan manfaat bagi tuan; 2. (leg.) benefisial: a ~ owner of securities, pemilik benefisial sekuriti. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| advantageous | adj 1. superior, menguntungkan (sso), lebih baik: his specialized knowledge puts him in an ~ position, pengetahuannya yg khusus meletakkannya pd kedudukan yg menguntungkannya; 2. beneficial, menguntungkan, memberikan /faedah, manfaat/, berfaedah, bermanfaat: the trade agreement was ~ to Malaysia, perjanjian perdagangan itu menguntungkan Malaysia. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| advantage | some investors have taken ~ of the low share prices and increased their holdings, setengah-setengah pelabur telah mengambil kesempatan drpd harga syer yg rendah ini dan menambah syer mereka; to (good, the best) ~, dgn sebaik-baiknya: a woman who uses her beauty to the best ~, wanita yg menggunakan kejelitaannya dgn sebaik-baiknya; to no ~, tdk /berfaedah, bermanfaat/; to so’s ~, /berfaedah, bermanfaat/ bagi sso, membawa /faedah, manfaat/ kpd sso: you will hear st to your ~, kamu akan mengetahui sst yg berfaedah bagi kamu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| barren | adj 1. sterile, a. (of female) mandul; b. (of plant) jantan; c. (of land) tandus, gersang; 2. unproductive, tandus: a ~ period in a writer’s life, masa yg tandus dlm kehidupan penulis; 3. unprofitable, sia-sia, tdk /bermanfaat, berfaedah, mendatangkan hasil/: a ~ argument, perdebatan yg sia-sia; 4. dull, membosankan: a ~ play, lakonan yg membosankan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |