| close | ~ - cropped, /digunting, dipotong/ pendek; ~ - set, rapat: ~ - set eyes, mata rapat; a ~ /shave, call, thing/, nyaris-nyaris + approp v : he survived the operation, but it was a ~ shave, dia selamat menjalani pembedahan walaupun dia nyaris-nyaris mati; ~ to so’s heart, sangat diminati sso: wild life preservation is a subject ~ to her heart, pemeliharaan hidupan liar adalah perkara yg sangat diminatinya; at ~ quarters, dr dekat, dekat-dekat: she was even more beautiful at ~ quarters, malah dia kelihatan lebih cantik dr dekat; in ~ proximity, dekat-dekat, rapat-rapat: they were sitting in ~ proximity, mereka duduk rapat-rapat; /keep, lie/ ~, bersembunyi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arbitrary | adj 1. capricious, random, (approp v + secara) /sewenang-wenang, sembarangan/: an ~ decision, keputusan sembarangan or keputusan yg dibuat secara sembarangan; he used his power in a purely ~ manner, dia menggunakan kuasanya secara sembarangan semata-mata; 2. despotic, diktator: ~ rule, pemerintahan diktator; 3. dependent on decision of judge, tribunal, etc, arbitrari: ~ confiscation, perampasan arbitrari. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| jam1 | vt 1. cram, (act.) menyumbatkan, memadatkan; (pass.) padat, sendat, penuh: a drawer ~med with clothes, laci yg padat dgn pakaian; 2. wedge immovably, (act.) approp v [n] + /tersepit, terjepit/; (pass.) tersepit, terjepit: he ~med the table between the cupboard and the wall, dia meletakkan meja itu tersepit di antara almari dan dinding; the child got his fingers ~med in the door, jari anak itu tersepit di celah pintu; 3. fill by crowding, penuh sesak: crowds of people ~med the main streets, jalan-jalan besar penuh sesak dgn orang ramai; 4. cause to become locked, stuck, menyebabkan [n] + approp v: the sudden application of the brakes ~med the wheels, menekan brek dgn tiba-tiba menyebabkan roda tdk dapat bergerak; to ~ the typewriter keys, menyebabkan mata mesin taip tdk dapat ditekan; 5. (radio) mengganggu: to ~ the enemy’s station, mengganggu stesen pemancaran musuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| form | ~ of address, bentuk sapaan; /good, bad/ ~, /wajar, tdk wajar/: it is considered bad ~ for a lady to act in such a way, memang dirasakan tdk wajar seorang wanita berkelakuan begitu; in ~, a. in a good state of fitness, cukup sihat: he is in good ~ for the fight, dia cukup sihat utk bertarung; b. performing well, approp v + dgn baik: the team was in great ~ last week, pasukan itu bermain dgn cukup baik minggu lepas; c. in good spirits, riang; a matter of ~, sbg formaliti: a vote was taken purely as a matter of ~, pengundian diadakan semata-mata sbg formaliti; off ~, see out of ~; on ~, a. judging from previous performance, berdasarkan prestasi yg lalu; b. see in ~; out of ~, a. not in a good state of fitness, tdk sihat; b. not performing well, tdk approp v + dgn baik: the team was out of ~, pasukan itu tdk bermain dgn baik; c. in poor spirits, tdk riang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flash | vi 1. a. emit light suddenly, memancar, berdenyar; (of lightning) mengilat, memancar, berdenyar: the beacon ~ed once every twenty seconds, suar itu memancar sekali setiap dua puluh saat; lightning ~ed across the sky, kilat mengilat di langit; b. reflect light, mengilap, mengilat, berkilat, memancar: he pounced, the knife ~ing in his hand, dia menerkam, pisau berkilat-kilat di tangannya; c. (of eyes) bersinar: Kim’s eyes ~ed with sudden anger, mata Kim bersinar krn tiba-tiba marah; 2. move swiftly, approp v + secepat kilat; (of time) berlalu dgn /pantas, cepat/: the speeding car ~ed past, kereta yg laju itu meluncur lalu secepat kilat; time ~ed by, waktu berlalu dgn pantas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decide | ~ against, a. deliver judgement against, /memutuskan, membuat keputusan/ bahawa [sso] didapati bersalah: the case was ~d against the defendant, mahkamah memutuskan bahawa defendan itu didapati bersalah; b. resolve not to, /memutuskan, membuat keputusan/ tdk akan: they ~d against buying a new car, mereka membuat keputusan tdk akan membeli kereta baru; c. resolve not to have, /memutuskan, membuat keputusan/ tdk akan (+ approp v): to ~ against a luxury apartment, memutuskan tdk akan membeli pangsapuri mewah; to ~ against devaluation, memutuskan tdk akan menurunkan nilai mata wang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |