| compromising | adj menimbulkan curiga: he found himself in a ~ situation, dia mendapati dirinya dlm keadaan yg menimbulkan curiga. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dubious | adj 1. (not certain) ragu-ragu; (not certain as well as suspicious) was-was, curiga, ragu-ragu: I am ~ about the wisdom of the plan, saya ragu-ragu ttg kebijakan rancangan itu; after observing her movements I became ~ about her motives, selepas memperhatikan gerak-gerinya, saya menjadi curiga ttg motifnya; 2. causing doubt, diragui, disangsikan, dicurigai: he failed to get the job because of his ~ record, dia gagal mendapat pekerjaan itu krn rekodnya yg diragui; I wouldn’t trust such a ~ character to run my business, saya tdk akan mempercayai orang yg dicurigai spt itu utk menjalankan perniagaan saya; a scheme of ~ advantage, rancangan yg faedahnya diragui; 3. uncertain (in result) belum pasti: the consequences of such an action is still ~, akibat tindakan spt itu masih belum pasti; 4. (ironical) questionable, meragukan: that certainly was a ~ compliment, pujian itu memang meragukan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| justify | 2. demonstrate that (st) is reasonable, correct, menunjukkan [sst] berasas: his reaction justifies our suspicion that he was involved in the crime, reaksinya menunjukkan rasa curiga kami bahawa dia terlibat dlm jenayah itu berasas; 3. be good reason for, dijadikan /alasan, justifikasi/: nothing can ~ such cruelty, tdk ada apa pun yg dapat dijadikan alasan bagi kekejaman sedemikian; the fact that he annoyed you does not ~ you hitting him, walaupun dia menyakitkan hati kamu, ini tdk dapat dijadikan alasan utk menumbuknya; 4. adjust (text) so that the left-hand and right-hand margins are straight, mengimbangkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| equivocal | adj (fml) 1. ambiguous, taksa: the minister gave an ~ answer, menteri itu memberikan jawapan yg taksa; an ~ statement, kenyataan yg taksa; 2. (questionable, dubious) menimbulkan /rasa sangsi, rasa curiga, keraguan/; (difficult to understand or interpret) sukar difahami: his ~ conduct increased our uneasiness, kelakuannya yg menimbulkan rasa sangsi itu membuat kami makin cemas; the government’s attitude to the problem has been ~, sikap kerajaan thdp masalah itu sukar difahami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| askance, askant | adv; look ~ at so., a. also eye so. ~, with a side glance, /menjeling, mengerling/ kpd sso: she eyed him ~, dia menjeling kpd lelaki itu; b. with suspicion, disapproval, memandang sso dgn (rasa) /syak, curiga/: he looked ~ at the beggar, dia memandang pengemis itu dgn rasa syak; look ~ at st, /meragui, menyangsikan/ sst: they looked ~ at new ideas and techniques, mereka meragui idea-idea dan teknik-teknik baharu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| greasy | adj 1. covered in grease, bergris, berminyak; 2. containing a lot of oily secretions, berminyak: ~ skin must be cleansed at least twice a day, kulit berminyak mestilah dibersihkan sekurang-kurangnya dua kali sehari; 3. slippery, licin: the road was ~ after the rain, jalan raya itu licin selepas hujan; 4. ingratiating, mengampu: she distrusted the man’s ~ nature, dia curiga akan sifat mengampu lelaki itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| breath | n 1. air inhaled and exhaled, nafas: his ~ smells bad, nafasnya berbau busuk; 2. respiration, pernafasan; 3. light current (of air), [not translated]: there’s hardly a ~ of air, tdk ada angin sedikit pun; 4. suggestion, whisper, sedikit pun; (of scandal) bau-bau: there wasn’t a ~ of suspicion about her , sedikit pun tdk ada rasa curiga terhadapnya ; 5. slight sign, tanda: there’s a ~ of spring in the air, terdapat tanda musim bunga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| insinuate | ~ os into, a. cause os to be accepted by stealthy, artful means, secara licin + approp v: it did not take him long to ~ himself into the boss’s favour, dlm masa yg sekejap saja, dan secara licin, dia dapat mengambil hati ketuanya; she managed to ~ herself into the confidence of the kampong people, dia secara licin dapat membuat orang-orang kampung itu percaya padanya; b. enter gradually and stealthily, menyelinap masuk: the creeper ~s itself into every cranny, tumbuhan jalar itu menyelinap masuk ke dlm setiap lubang; ~ st into, menyelinapkan sst ke dlm: to ~ fear and suspicion into so’s mind, menyelinapkan perasaan takut dan curiga ke dlm fikiran sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| just | adj 1. fair, impartial, adil, saksama: it was a ~ decision, keputusan itu adil; a ~ leader, pemimpin yg adil; a ~ society, masyarakat yg adil; it is only ~, memang patut: it is only ~ to pay him something for his trouble, memang patut kita memberinya sedikit wang krn penat lelahnya; 2. deserved, berpatutan: it was a ~ reward for her contributions to the programme, itu ganjaran yg berpatutan atas sumbangannya thdp rancangan itu; ~ treatment, layanan yg berpatutan; 3. reasonable, well-founded, berasas: ~ resentment, rasa sakit hati yg berasas; can you show ~ cause for your actions?, bolehkah kamu memberikan alasan yg berasas bagi tindakan kamu?; ~ suspicion, rasa curiga yg berasas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |