| backward | adj 1. directed towards the rear, ke belakang: without a ~ glance, dgn tdk menoleh ke belakang; 2. reversed, ke belakang: a ~ movement, gerakan ke belakang; 3. reluctant, hesitant, teragak-agak, segan-segan: he was not ~ in pressing his claim, dia tdk teragak-agak mendesakkan tuntutannya; 4. slow to learn, lembam, lembap; 5. behindhand, ketinggalan, tercicir: his long illness had left him ~ in his work, sakitnya yg berlarutan menyebabkan dia ketinggalan dlm kerjanya; 6. undeveloped, (masih) mundur, belum dimajukan: the ~ parts of the country, daerah-daerah yg masih mundur di negeri itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bend | ~ back, a. (of person) melentikkan badan ke belakang: if you ~ too far back you’ll hurt your neck, jika kamu terlalu melentikkan badan ke belakang, leher kamu akan terkehel; b. (of collar etc) melentik ke belakang; ~ st back, a. (book) menekuk, melipat(kan): ~ing a book back will damage it, buku akan rosak jika ditekuk; b. (head) menengadahkan, mendongakkan, mencongakkan, melangutkan: he bent his head back to look at the crack in the ceiling, dia mendongakkan kepalanya utk melihat retak di siling; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flash | ~ back, mengimbas ke belakang: at this point the film ~es back to 1939, sampai di sini, filem itu mengimbas ke belakang pd tahun 1939; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| glance | ~ back, menoleh sekilas (ke belakang): she ran out of the house, glancing back to see if she was being followed, dia berlari keluar dr rumah, menoleh sekilas ke belakang utk melihat sama ada dia diekori; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| about-face, about-turn | n 1. reversal of direction, berpusing ke belakang, berputar balik; do an ~, a. turn and face the other way, berpusing ke belakang, berputar balik; b. reverse policy, opinion, action, etc, /berputar, mengubah/ haluan: he did an unexpected ~, dia berputar haluan dgn tdk disangka-sangka; 2. reversal (of policy, opinion, attitude, etc) /perputaran, perubahan/ haluan: an ~ on foreign policy, perputaran haluan dlm dasar luar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| back | adv 1. towards the rear, ke belakang: to step ~, melangkah ke belakang; 2. at a position behind, di belakang: a few miles ~, beberapa batu di belakang; 3. in the past, dahulu, dulu: it happened ~ in the days of Queen Victoria, peristiwa itu berlaku pd zaman Ratu Victoria dahulu; 4. ago, lalu, lepas, dahulu, dulu: a few days ~, beberapa hari lalu; 5. a. (to o’s home, country) pulang, balik: my husband will be ~ at six o’clock, suami saya akan pulang pd pukul enam; b. (to a former place, position or condition) kembali, balik: the manager is out, but he is expected ~ at any minute, pengurus tdk ada, tetapi dia dijangka kembali pd bila-bila masa sekarang; he is ~ in his old post again, dia sudah kembali ke jawatannya yg lama; to nurse so. ~ to health, merawat sso hingga pulih kembali; 6. in return, balik, kembali, [sometimes not translated ]: if he hits you, hit him ~!, kalau dia memukul kamu, (kamu) pukul dia balik!; ask him to ring me ~ when he is not busy, minta dia menelefon saya kembali apabila dia lapang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| backwards, backward | adv 1. towards the rear, ke belakang: to look ~, memandang ke belakang; 2. with the back foremost, mengundur: he walked ~ out of the room, dia berjalan mengundur keluar dr bilik itu; 3. in reverse, terbalik: children sometimes write letters ~, kanak-kanak kadang-kadang menulis huruf terbalik; 4. from end to beginning, dr hujung ke pangkal: to recite the alphabet ~, menyebut abjad dr hujung ke pangkal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| backwater | vi /mengayuh, mendayung/ ke belakang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| behind | prep 1. at, in the rear of, di belakang: the river ~ the house, sungai di belakang rumah itu; 2. towards the rear of, ke belakang: he looked ~ him, dia memandang ke belakang; 3. on the farther side of, di balik, di belakang: no one knows what lies ~ the wall, tdk seorang pun tahu apa yg ada di balik tembok itu; 4. to the farther side of, ke balik, ke belakang: she ran ~ the tree, dia berlari ke balik pokok; 5. gone by for, [various translations]: I have got the exams ~ me now, peperiksaan saya sudah berlalu; your youth will soon be ~ you, masa remajamu akan berlalu tdk lama lagi; 6. later than, /terlambat, (ter)lewat/ dr: a train ~ schedule, kereta api yg terlambat drpd jadual; 7. in the background of, concealed by, di balik: ~ the sweet words is an evil intention, di balik kata-kata manis itu ada niat yg buruk; the reason ~ his resignation, sebab di balik peletakan jawatannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| behind | adv 1. in the rear, di belakang: the children sat ~ , kanak-kanak itu duduk di belakang; from ~, dr belakang; 2. towards the rear, ke belakang: to glance ~, menoleh ke belakang; 3. in arrears, a. (in or with o’s payments) lambat, lewat: to be ~ in o’s rent, lambat membayar sewa sso; b. (in or with o’s work, studies, etc) ketinggalan, terkebelakang: he is far ~ in his work, dia jauh ketinggalan dlm kerjanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |