| better1 | vt 1. make better, improve, membaiki: to strive toward ~ing their working conditions, berusaha bersungguh-sungguh utk membaiki keadaan kerja mereka; to ~ o’s lot, membaiki nasib sendiri; 2. surpass, mengatasi: the athlete has ~ed his previous record by several seconds, olahragawan itu mengatasi rekodnya yg dahulu dgn beberapa saat; production this year ~ed considerably that of last year, pengeluaran tahun ini banyak mengatasi pengeluaran tahun lalu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brush1 | ~ up, membaiki: he needs to ~ up his English, dia perlu membaiki bahasa Inggerisnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brush-up | n; give st a ~, membaiki: she needs to give her Japanese a ~, dia perlu membaiki bahasa Jepunnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| go | f. repair st, membaiki sst: he grabbed a quick sandwich while the mechanic was ~ing over his car, dia memakan sandwic cepat-cepat sementara mekanik itu membaiki keretanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| better1 | ~ os, membaiki diri sendiri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cobble 2 | vt (rare) mend, patch up (esp shoes) membaiki; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ahead | adv 1. at, in the front, di hadapan: road-works ~, kerja-kerja membaiki jalan di hadapan; 2. in advance, dahulu: he went ~ to see whether the river was navigable, dia pergi dahulu utk memeriksa sama ada sungai itu boleh dilalui; you should plan ~, kamu harus merancang dahulu; 3. to the front, ke hadapan: to walk straight ~, berjalan terus ke hadapan; 4. (colloq) winning, leading, mendahului + approp n: he was ~ on points, dia mendahului peserta lain dr segi kiraan mata; ~ of, a. (in space) mendahului: he walked ~ of us, dia berjalan mendahului kami; b. (in time) lebih /awal, dahulu/: ~ of schedule, lebih awal dr masa yg dijadualkan; we arrived two hours ~ of them, kami tiba dua jam lebih awal drpd mereka; c. (fig.) mendahului: he was ~ of his classmates, dia mendahului kawan-kawan sedarjahnya; to be ~ of o’s time, mendahului zamannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lamentably | adv sangat dikesali: ~, nothing has been done to improve conditions there, sangat dikesali tdk ada sebarang tindakan yg diambil utk membaiki keadaan di situ. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| estimate | vi membuat anggaran: I asked the mechanic to ~ for the repair of my car, saya meminta mekanik itu membuat anggaran kos membaiki kereta saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dirty | adj 1. unclean, kotor: his ~ clothes, pakaiannya yg kotor; 2. likely to defile with dirt, mengotorkan: repairing cars is a ~ job, membaiki kereta merupakan pekerjaan yg mengotorkan; 3. obscene, lucah, kotor: a ~ joke, jenaka yg lucah; 4. (colloq) mean, sordid, keji, hina: that was a ~ thing to do, itu satu perbuatan yg keji; his accomplice did the ~ work, konconya melakukan kerja-kerja keji itu; do the ~ on so., menganiaya sso; 5. ill-gotten, haram: ~ money, wang haram; 6. expressing anger, marah: a ~ look, pandangan marah; 7. rough, stormy, bercuaca buruk: a ~ night, malam yg bercuaca buruk; 8. (of colour) kotor: a ~ green, warna hijau kotor; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |