| launch 1 | vt melancarkan: the President’s wife ~ed the new liner, isteri Presiden telah melancarkan kapal baru itu; they ~ed the attack at dawn, mereka melancarkan serangan pd waktu dinihari; the novel was ~ed with a luncheon, novel itu dilancarkan berserta dgn majlis makan tengah hari; the rocket was ~ed from Cape Kennedy, roket itu dilancarkan dr Cape Kennedy; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fond | adj 1. a. having affection, sayang, menyayangi: she was ~ of her brother’s wife, dia sayang akan isteri abangnya; b. expressing affection, penuh rasa sayang: the dog gazed at me with ~ eyes, anjing itu memandang saya dgn penuh rasa sayang; 2. having a liking for, a. (doing st) suka: he’s ~ of reading, dia suka membaca; she’s very ~ of parking her car right in front of my drive, dia suka sangat meletakkan keretanya betul-betul di depan jalan masuk rumah saya; b. (st) suka akan, menyukai: children are usually not ~ of vegetables, kanak-kanak lazimnya tdk menyukai sayur; what he’s most ~ of is beef “rendang”, yg paling disukainya ialah rendang daging; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| good | adj 1. having the right, favourable qualities, satisfactory, excellent, a. (gen) baik, bagus: she’s a ~ wife, dia isteri yg baik; ~ cooks are hard to find, tukang masak yg baik sukar ditemui; the answers should be in ~ English, jawapan mestilah dlm bahasa Inggeris yg baik; a ~ investment, pelaburan yg baik; a ~ position at the bank, jawatan yg baik di bank; ~ weather, cuaca yg baik; be in ~ health, sihat: don’t worry about him, he’s in ~ health, jangan risau tentangnya, dia sihat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abandon | vt 1. leave behind, forsake, meninggalkan: to ~ a sinking ship, meninggalkan kapal yg sedang tenggelam; to ~ o’s wife and children, meninggalkan anak isteri; she ~ed her baby, dia meninggalkan bayinya; 2. discontinue, menghentikan: after three days the search for survivors was ~d, selepas tiga hari usaha mencari orang-orang yg mungkin terselamat itu pun dihentikan; to ~ a research project, menghentikan sst projek penyelidikan; to ~ a habit, menghentikan sst tabiat; 3. give up, relinquish, membatalkan, menggugurkan: the government was forced to ~ its plan to build a new port, kerajaan terpaksa membatalkan rancangannya utk membina sebuah pelabuhan baru; to ~ a claim, menggugurkan tuntutan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| faithful | adj 1. remain loyal, constant, true, a. (to so.) setia: a ~ friend, kawan yg setia; she was a ~ wife, dia isteri yg setia; b. (to cause, principles, etc) berpegang teguh: he was always ~ to his principles, dia sentiasa berpegang teguh kpd prinsipnya; be ~ in the observance of st, taat mengerjakan sst; be ~ to o’s promise, menepati janji sso; 3. trustworthy, boleh dipercayai: a ~ witness, saksi yg boleh dipercayai; 4. accurate, tepat: ~ in every detail, tepat dlm segala perincian; 5. true to the facts, setia: a ~ description, pemerian yg setia; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| argue | vi 1. quarrel, dispute, bertengkar, bertegang leher, berbantah, bertikai; (imper) membantah, melawan: a husband and wife should try not to ~ in front of the children, suami isteri harus mencuba tdk bertengkar di hadapan anak-anak; he was reprimanded for arguing with his teacher, dia ditegur krn bertengkar dgn gurunya; do what your mother tells you, and don’t ~, buat apa sahaja yg disuruh ibumu dan jangan membantah; 2. discuss, debate, berbincang, berdebat: the three men were arguing over who should pay the bill, ketiga-tiga lelaki itu sedang berbincang ttg siapa yg patut membayar bil itu; he is always ready to ~, dia sentiasa bersedia untuk berdebat; 3. present reasons (for or against) mengemukakan alasan: he ~d against the proposal, dia mengemukakan alasan menentang cadangan itu; to ~ for the prosecution, mengemukakan alasan bagi pihak pendakwa; I thought he ~d well, saya rasa dia mengemukakan alasan dgn baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abandonment | n 1. leaving behind, forsaking (perbuatan, tindakan) meninggalkan; (of baby, child) pembuangan, (perbuatan) membuang: the ~ of a ship, tindakan meninggalkan kapal; the ~ of o’s family, perbuatan meninggalkan anak isteri; 2. discontinuance (of activity etc), penghentian, (tindakan) menghentikan; 3. giving up, relinquishment (of a plan, claim, etc), pengguguran, (tindakan) menggugurkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| estranged | adj 1. no longer living with so., telah berpisah; (of husband, wife) telah berpisah dgn sso: her parents are now ~, ibu bapanya telah berpisah; his ~ wife is suing him for divorce, isteri yg telah berpisah dengannya menuntut cerai; 2. (fml) alienated, renggang; (attrib) telah renggang drpd sso: they haven’t heard from their ~ son for years, sudah bertahun-tahun mereka tdk mendapat khabar berita drpd anak mereka yg telah renggang drpd mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ambassadress | n 1. female diplomat permanently representing country or sovereign, duta(besar); 2. diplomat sent on special mission, duta khas; 3. official messenger, representative, duta; 4. wife of ambassador, isteri duta (besar). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| consummate | vt 1. make perfect, menyempurnakan: the birth of a son ~d his happiness, kelahiran anak lelakinya menyempurnakan kebahagiaannya; 2. (fml) (marriage), (menyempurnakan [sst] dgn) bersatu: the marriage was never ~d, pasangan suami isteri itu tdk pernah menyempurnakan perkahwinan mereka dgn bersatu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |