grand | kenamaan: he moves around in ~ company, dia bergaul dgn orang-orang kenamaan; 5. self-important, pretentious, suka berlagak: she is always very ~ with people she doesn’t know, selalunya dia suka berlagak dgn orang-orang yg tdk dikenalnya; don’t let his ~ manner put you off, jangan biarkan tingkahnya yg suka berlagak itu membuat kamu meluat; 6. meant, designed to impress, dgn penuh gaya: a man of ~ gestures and pretentious statements, lelaki yg suka membuat gerak isyarat dgn penuh gaya serta mengeluarkan kata yg muluk-muluk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
discretionary | adj (mengikut) budi bicara: a decision that was entirely ~, keputusan yg dibuat semata-mata mengikut budi bicara; the Refugee Council may make ~ payments to displaced persons, Majlis Orang-Orang Pelarian mungkin akan membuat bayaran mengikut budi bicara kpd orang-orang yg tdk bertempat; an official with ~ powers, pegawai yg mempunyai kuasa budi bicara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
inferior | n subordinate, lebih rendah (+ approp n); (in rank) orang bawahan: intellectual ~s, orang-orang yg lebih rendah keintelektualannya; she considers them her ~s, dia menganggap mereka sbg orang yg lebih rendah kedudukannya; he is always polite to his ~s, dia selalu berlaku sopan thdp orang bawahannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
forage | ~ for, mencari: only three of the survivors who went to ~ for food returned, hanya tiga orang drpd orang-orang yg terselamat itu yg keluar mencari makanan pulang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
detainee | n (orang) tahanan: political ~s, orang-orang tahanan politik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
egocentric | adj & n egosentrik: ~ personalities, lacking in conscience and feeling for others, orang-orang egosentrik yg tdk mempunyai hati nurani dan perasaan thdp orang lain. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
hopeful | n a. ( person who hopes for st) orang yg menaruh harapan: young ~s waited in line to be auditioned, orang-orang muda yg menaruh harapan itu beratur menunggu giliran utk diuji bakat; b. (person likely to succeed) orang yg mempunyai harapan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
culprit | n 1. offender, (orang yg) melakukan kesalahan; (foll by clause beginning with “who”) orang: the headmaster warned that the ~s would be severely punished, guru besar itu memberi amaran bahawa orang-orang yg melakukan kesalahan tersebut akan dikenakan hukuman berat; the ~ who scrawled the graffiti on the wall..., orang yg menconteng dinding...; 2. cause of problem or trouble, punca, sebab: an increasing number of people suffer from heart diseases; cholesterol is said to be the main ~, semakin ramai orang yg menghidap sakit jantung; kolesterol dikatakan punca utamanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
grind | ~ the faces of the poor, menindas orang-orang miskin; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
deported | adj diusir, dideportasi: ~ aliens, orang-orang asing yg dideportasi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |