| acquired taste | adj cita rasa yg diperoleh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| diversity | n 1. unlikeness, difference, perbezaan, kelainan: climatic diversities, perbezaan iklim; 2. variety, kepelbagaian: ~ of tastes, kepelbagaian cita rasa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dissimilar | adj berbeza, berlainan, tdk /sama, serupa /: the two schools of thought are not greatly ~, kedua-dua mazhab itu tdk begitu berbeza; the couple have ~ tastes, pasangan itu mempunyai cita rasa yg berbeza. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| extravagant | adj 1. spending money wastefully, boros; (of taste) mewah: she is ~ when buying clothes, dia boros apabila membeli baju; a man of ~ tastes, lelaki yg mempunyai cita rasa yg mewah; 2. using too much (of st), (secara) membazir: the Administration’s ~ use of public funds was severely criticized, penggunaan dana awam yg membazir oleh Pentadbiran itu diselar dgn hebat; 3. costly, mahal-mahal: the rich who indulge in ~ luxuries feature largely in his novels, orang-orang kaya yg suka akan barang mewah yg mahal-mahal merupakan ciri utama dlm novel-novelnya; he showered her with ~ gifts, dia menghujaninya dgn hadiah yg mahal-mahal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cater | vi; ~ for, a. provide meals for, /menyajikan, menyediakan/ makanan utk: to ~ for a big wedding, menyediakan makanan utk majlis perkahwinan yg besar; b. satisfy, memenuhi: the programme ~s for all tastes, acara itu memenuhi setiap cita rasa; c. serve the needs of, memenuhi keperluan: a club which ~s for the elite, kelab yg memenuhi keperluan golongan elit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dictate | vt 1. say, read (st) aloud for so. to write down, mengimlakkan, merencanakan: to ~ a letter, mengimlakkan sepucuk surat; 2. impose authoritatively, menetapkan: to ~ the terms of the agreement, menetapkan syarat-syarat perjanjian itu; 3. determine, menentukan: designers who ~ public taste, pereka fesyen yg menentukan cita rasa orang ramai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exquisite | adj 1. extremely beautiful, sangat /cantik, indah/; (of face) cantik bagai diraut, sangat cantik: she bought some ~ lace for her wedding dress, dia membeli kain renda yg sangat cantik utk gaun pengantinnya; the design on the silverware is ~, corak pd barang perak itu sangat cantik;2. showing a high degree of artistic skill, sangat halus buatannya; (of workmanship) sangat halus: an ~ piece of jewellery, barang kemas yg sangat halus buatannya; (fml) intense, acute, amat sangat: ~ pain, kesakitan yg amat sangat; ~ joy, kegembiraan yg amat sangat; 4. delicate, sensitive, sangat halus: he has ~ taste, dia mempunyai cita rasa yg sangat halus; 5. extremely fine, sangat halus: the ~ beauty of the vase, keindahan jambangan itu yg sangat halus; his father was a man with ~ manners, bapanya sangat halus sopan santunnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| idea | cannot bear the ~ of st, tdk tahan memikirkan sst; /get, have/ ~s, (colloq) be ambitious, bercita-cita /besar, tinggi/; give so. an ~, tell so. approximately, membayangkan pd sso: can you give me an ~ of when you will be finished? bolehkah kamu membayangkan pd saya bila kamu akan selesai membuatnya; have an ~, have an inkling, rasa-rasa(nya): I have an ~ it’s going to rain, rasa-rasanya hari hendak hujan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |