drought | n 1. excessive dryness, kemarau: the crops were destroyed by ~, tanaman itu musnah akibat kemarau; 2. period of scanty rainfall, (musim) kemarau: the ~ lasted for a year, musim kemarau itu berlarutan sehingga setahun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
break | d. (of drought) end, berakhir: if the drought doesn’t ~ soon..., sekiranya kemarau tdk segera berakhir...; e. (of day) begin, menyingsing: as day broke, sewaktu fajar menyingsing; 12. become public, (mula) tersebar: the news broke yesterday, berita itu mula tersebar semalam; 13.,/b> (of voice) a. (as from emotion) terputus-putus: his voice was ~ing with grief, suaranya terputus-putus krn kesedihan; b. deepen at adolescence, pecah, menjadi /besar, kasar/; [with person as subject] pecah suara: my voice broke when I was fifteen, suara saya pecah or saya pecah suara sewaktu berumur lima belas tahun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
dry | ~ up, a. become dry, (menjadi) kering: the streams all dried up during the drought, semua anak sungai itu menjadi kering semasa kemarau; b. (UK) dry dishes, mengelap pinggan: he usually helps to ~ up after dinner, dia selalunya menolong mengelap pinggan selepas makan malam; c. cease, run out, kehabisan, habis: his ideas seemed to up after he moved here, dia kehabisan idea setelah berpindah ke sini; ~ st up, make st dry, mengeringkan sst: the heat of the summer dried up the creeks, haba musim panas telah mengeringkan caruk-caruk itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
anticipation | in ~ of, dgn menjangka bahawa [sst] akan berlaku, krn menjangka berlakunya [sst]: in ~ of a drought, the farmers lay in stores of fodder, krn menjangka bahawa kemarau akan berlaku, petani-petani menyimpan makanan binatang; thanking you in ~, terlebih dahulu /saya, kami/ mengucapkan (ribuan) terima kasih. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
affect 1 | vt 1. act upon esp adversely, (act.) menjejaskan; (pass.) terjejas: the dry season ~ed the rice crop, musim kemarau menjejaskan hasil padi; heavy rain did not ~ the attendance at the match, hujan lebat tdk menjejaskan kehadiran penonton di perlawanan itu; smoking ~s health, merokok menjejaskan kesihatan; 2. involve, concern, (act.) melibatkan; (pass.) terlibat: this order ~s all public servants, perintah ini melibatkan semua kakitangan awam; these restrictions ~ canned food particularly, sekatan-sekatan ini melibatkan makanan dlm tin khususnya; a decision that ~s me personally, keputusan yg melibatkan saya secara peribadi; 3. influence, mempengaruhi: soil conditions ~ plant growth, keadaan tanah mempengaruhi pertumbuhan tanaman; facts that ~ed the findings, fakta-fakta yg mempengaruhi kesimpulan yg dicapai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
hard | adj 1. firm, unyielding, keras; (of body, muscle, etc) pejal, keras: the ground was ~ because of the drought, tanah itu keras akibat kemarau; a ~ mattress, tilam yg keras; ~ muscles, otot yg pejal; 2. severe, unkind, keras; (of words) kasar: his father was a ~ man, bapanya keras orangnya; be ~ on so., bersikap keras thdp sso; 3. forceful, kuat: a ~ blow on the head, pukulan yg kuat di kepala; 4. performing st with great intensity, persistence, etc, kuat: a ~ worker, orang yg kuat bekerja; a ~ drinker, orang yg kuat minum arak; a ~ smoker, orang yg kuat merokok; 5. requiring much effort, berat: ~ work, kerja yg berat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
dry | ~ out, a. also ~ off, become dry, (menjadi) kering: the pastures dried out as the drought continued, padang rumput itu menjadi kering apabila kemarau berterusan; b. stop being dependent on drug or alcohol, menjalani rawatan pemulihan; ~ so. out, memulihkan ketagihan sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
do | ~ for, a. see vi (sense 4.); b. use as, menggunakan sbg: what shall we ~ for drinking water during the long drought?, apakah yg harus kita gunakan sbg air minuman semasa kemarau panjang?; ~ st for, membuat /sso, sst/ kelihatan menarik; ~ well for os, (colloq) become rich, menjadi kaya; be ~ne for, (colloq) be ruined, habislah: if he finds out about us, we’ll be ~ne for, kalau dia dapat tahu ttg kita, habislah kita; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
dent | n (tempat) lekuk; (in metallic surface) (tempat yg) kemik: ~s in the wooden floor, tempat-tempat lekuk pd lantai papan; there is a ~ in his hat, ada lekuk pd topinya; to repair the ~ in the mudguard, membaiki tempat yg kemik pd adang lumpur; make a ~, (fig.) meninggalkan kesan: the drought made no appreciable ~ in overall production, kemarau itu tdk meninggalkan kesan yg besar pd keseluruhan pengeluaran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
f ollow | 3. tail, shadow, mengekori, mengikuti: he was quite certain that he was being ~ed, dia pasti bahawa dia sedang diekori; 4. occur or come after in seqence of events, list, programme, etc, menyusuli, diikuti; (of season, feast day, etc) menyusuli: the main course was ~ed by sago pudding, hidangan utama diikuti oleh puding sagu; she ~ed up the telephone call with a visit, dia menyusuli panggilan telefon dgn lawatan; the dinner was ~ed by a dance, majlis makan malam itu disusuli oleh majlis tari-menari; the drought was ~ed by an epidemic, kemarau itu disusuli oleh wabak penyakit; New Year ~s Christmas, Tahun Baru menyusuli Krismas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |