| hold 1 | d. <i>keep at a distance,i> menjauhkan diri: <i>she will always ~ off if men approach her,i> dia sentiasa menjauhkan diri apabila didekati lelaki; ~ /so., st/ off, a. <i>ward off so., st,i> mempertahankan diri drpd /sso, sst/: <i>our soldiers were able to ~ off the attack,i> askar-askar kami dapat mempertahankan diri drpd serangan itu; b. <i>delay st,i> menangguhkan sst: <i>the committee decided to ~ off their decision,i> jawatankuasa itu memutuskan utk menangguhkan keputusan mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| humble | <i>adji> 1. <i>having, showing a modest opinion of os,i> rendah /hati, diri/, suka merendahkan diri: <i>he remained ~ in spite of his success,i> dia tetap rendah hati walaupun sudah berjaya; 2. <i>lowly, poor,i> hina, daif: <i>I’m just a ~ fisherman,i> saya hanyalah nelayan yg hina; <i>no task was too ~ for him,i> tdk ada pekerjaan yg terlalu hina baginya; of ~ /birth, origin, stock/, berketurunan rendah; 3. <i>unpretentious,i> sederhana: <i>~ fare,i> makanan yg sederhana; <i>my ~ home,i> rumah saya yg sederhana; 4. (<i>indic an unassuming attitude, state of mindi>) dgn rendah hati: <i>my ~ apologies,i> dgn rendah hati saya meminta maaf; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| introspective | <i>adji> 1. <i>inclined to introspection,i> suka mengkaji diri; 2. (<i>of behaviouri>) <i>marked by introspection,i> berupa kaji diri: <i>~ observation,i> pengamatan yg berupa kaji diri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bilk | <i>vti> 1. <i>evade making payment to (creditor)i> mengelakkan diri drpd: <i>his skill in ~ing his creditors,i> kelicikannya dlm mengelakkan diri drpd pemiutangnya; 2. <i>cheat, menipu: he ~ed the firm out of more than one million dollars,i> dia menipu firma itu lebih drpd sejuta ringgit; 3. <i>elude, escape from,i> /melepaskan, melarikan/ diri drpd: <i>a criminal adept at ~ing the police,i> penjenayah yg pandai melepaskan diri drpd polis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elude | <i>vti> 1. <i>evade,i> mengelakkan diri: i>they were able to ~ the pursuing soldiers,i> mereka dapat mengelakkan diri drpd askar-askar yg mengejar mereka; <i>for three years he has managed to ~ all responsibilities,i> selama tiga tahun dia dapat mengelakkan diri drpd segala tanggungjawab; 2. <i>escape discovery, understanding, etc,i> tdk dapat + i>approp v:i> <i>the solution ~d her,i> dia tdk dapat mencari penyelesaian; <i>the meaning of her glance ~d me,i> makna kerlingannya tdk dapat saya fahami; 3. <i>escape the memory of,i> tdk /teringat, dapat diingat/ oleh:<i>I remember his face very well but his name ~s me for the moment,i> saya ingat benar wajahnya tetapi namanya saya tdk ingat pd ketika ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| escape | <i>vii> 1. <i>get away,i> a. (<i>from imprisonment, enclosed space, pursueri>), /melarikan, melepaskan/ diri; (<i>of animali>) terlepas, lepas lari: <i>they tried to ~ from prison but were recaptured,i> mereka mencuba melarikan diri dr penjara tetapi ditangkap semula; <i>I managed to ~ from the burning building by jumping from the first floor,i> saya dapat melepaskan diri dr bangunan yg terbakar itu dgn melompat dr tingkat satu; <i>the dog ~d when I opened the door,i> anjing itu terlepas semasa saya membuka pintu; b. (<i>from a situationi>), /melepaskan, melarikan/ diri: <i>taking drugs is just a way of escaping from reality,i> mengambil dadah hanyalah satu jalan utk melepaskan diri drpd kenyataan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| escape | <i>ni> 1. <i>act of,i> a. (<i>escaping from a place or situationi>), (perbuatan) /melarikan, melepaskan/ diri: <i>the attempted ~ was foiled by the warders,i> percubaan utk melarikan diri itu digagalkan oleh pengawal; make /an, o’s /~, /melepaskan, melarikan/ diri: <i>they made a daring ~ through the forest,i> mereka melarikan diri dgn nekad melalui hutan; b. (<i>avoiding st dangerous or unpleasanti>) terselamat: <i>he had a very lucky ~ from death,i> dia bernasib baik dan terselamat drpd maut; <i>have a narrow ~i>, /nyaris(-nyaris), cemas-cemas, hampir(-hampir) / [nahas]: <i>she had a narrow ~ when an army truck rammed into her car,i> dia nyaris-nyaris nahas semasa trak tentera menghentam keretanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| escape | <i>vti> 1. a. <i>avoid,i> mengelakkan diri, mengelak drpd: <i>they left for the country to ~ the crowds,i> mereka pergi ke desa utk mengelakkan diri drpd orang ramai; <i>he dived into a creek to ~ being burnt to death,i> dia terjun ke dlm caruk utk mengelakkan diri drpd mati terbakar; <i>she was thankful to ~ the responsibility of looking after the children,i> dia bersyukur krn dapat mengelak drpd menjaga kanak-kanak itu; ~ death, terselamat drpd maut; narrowly ~, nyaris(-nyaris), cemas-cemas, hampir(-hampir): we narrowly ~d being drowned when our boat capsized,i> kami nyaris-nyaris mati tenggelam semasa bot kami terbalik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| forbear1 | <i>vti> menahan diri drpd: <i>she knew the truth but forbore telling him,i> dia mengetahui hal yg sebenar tetapi menahan diri drpd memberitahunya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | ~ back, a. <i>refrain,i> menahan diri: <i>he held back from voicing an opinion,i> dia menahan diri drpd menyuarakan pendapatnya; b. <i>be hesitant,i> teragak-agak: <i>she held back when everyone else dived into the water,i> dia teragak-agak apabila semua orang terjun ke dlm air; ~ /so., st/ back, a. <i>see vti> (<i>sensei> 3.); b. <i>restrain so., st,i> menahan /sso, sst/: <i>consideration for his father held him back from making a scene,i> krn memikirkan bapanya dia menahan dirinya drpd bertengkar; <i>if he wants to do st, nothing will ~ him back,i> jika dia hendak berbuat sst, tiada apa pun yg dapat menahannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |