| cumbersome, cumbrous | adj 1. (large and bulky) besar dan memakan ruang; (large and awkward to carry) besar dan sukar dibawa; (large and awkward to wear) besar dan kekok utk dipakai: an old, ~ sofa, kerusi panjang lama yg besar dan memakan ruang; the parcel was ~, bungkusan itu besar dan sukar dibawa; ~ clothes, baju yg besar dan kekok utk dipakai; 2. slow, complex and inefficient, lembap, rumit dan tdk cekap: his application had first to go through the ~ administrative machinery, permohonannya mula-mula mesti melalui jentera pentadbiran yg lembap, rumit dan tdk cekap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expensive | adj 1. costly, mahal: diamonds are ~, berlian adalah mahal; an ~ car, kereta yg mahal; 2. involving great expense, memakan belanja yg banyak: an ~ hobby, hobi yg memakan belanja yg banyak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bolt3 | vt also ~ st down, 1. eat hurriedly, (me)makan sst cepat-cepat: he ~ed his rice and ran off, dia memakan nasinya cepat-cepat lalu lari; 2. eat greedily, memakan [sst] dgn /gelojoh, lahap/: don’t ~ your food, jangan makan dgn gelojoh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| biter | the ~ bit, memakan diri sendiri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| devouring | adj 1. engulfing, sedang /menelan, memakan/ + approp n: ~ flame, api yg sedang menelan rumah itu; 2. (of look) lahap; 3. (of eyes) memandang dgn lahap; 4. engrossing, absorbing, menguasai sso: a ~ passion, perasaan ghairah yg menguasai sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| costly | adj (expensive) mahal; (involving considerable expenditure), /menelan, memakan/ belanja yg /besar, banyak/; (involving great loss) merugikan: she decorated her home with ~ furniture, dia menghias rumahnya dgn perabot yg mahal; the expedition proved to be ~, ekspedisi itu didapati menelan belanja yg banyak; it was a ~ mistake and one which should not be repeated, itu satu kesilapan yg merugikan dan tdk patut berlaku lagi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| consume | the project ~s a great deal of his time, projek itu memakan banyak masanya; the country ~s much of what it produces, negara itu banyak menggunakan hasil keluarannya; these extravagances soon ~d his fortune, pembaziran begini akhirnya menghabiskan hartanya; 3. destroy by burning, habis /dijilat, dimakan/: the fire ~d a whole block of offices, seluruh blok pejabat habis dijilat api; 4. (often in pass.) overwhelm, dilanda: she was ~d with envy, dia dilanda perasaan iri hati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eat | ~ st away, destroy st, a. (by eating) memakan sst: part of the door has been ~en away by termites, sebahagian drpd pintu itu telah dimakan anai-anai; b. also ~ away at st, (by eroding) menghakis sst: the coastline is gradually being ~en away, kawasan pinggir laut beransur-ansur dihakis air; c. (by corroding) mengakis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eat | vt (me)makan; (unintentionally) termakan: to ~ a bowl of rice, memakan semangkuk nasi; she doesn’t ~ mutton, dia tdk makan daging kambing; the moths have ~en holes in his coat, kotnya berlubang-lubang dimakan rama-rama; ugh! I’ve ~en a maggot!, yek! Saya termakan ulat!; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bite | ~ into, a. put o’s teeth into, menggigit; b. corrode, memakan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |