| avenge | vt membela, menuntut bela thdp; (insult etc) membalas: he vowed to ~ his father’s death, dia bersumpah akan membela kematian bapanya; she was determined to ~ her lover, dia bertekad utk menuntut bela thdp kematian kekasihnya; I will ~ the insult to my family, saya akan membalas penghinaan yg dilakukan thdp keluarga saya; ~ os on so., membalas dendam thdp sso: he ~d himself on his critics in the next issue of the magazine, dia membalas dendam thdp pengkritik-pengkritiknya dlm majalah keluaran yg berikutnya; ~ st on so., menuntut bela thdp sso: he ~d his brother’s murder on the conspirators, dia menuntut bela thdp pembelot-pembelot itu krn membunuh abangnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defence | ~ counsel, counsel for the ~, peguam pembela; in ~ of, (utk) mempertahankan: to write in ~ of free enterprise, menulis utk mempertahankan perusahaan bebas; in o’s ~, semasa membela dirinya: he said in his ~ that..., semasa membela dirinya dia berkata bahawa....; to so’s ~, (utk) /membantu, menolong/ (sso); (when so. is accused of st) utk membela sso: when the man grabbed me, I yelled for help but no one came to my ~, apabila lelaki itu mencengkam saya, saya menjerit meminta tolong tetapi tdk ada sesiapa pun datang membantu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foster | vi /membela, memelihara/ anak angkat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| domesticate | vt 1. (animal) membela jinak: dogs were ~d early in the history of man, anjing dibela jinak pd peringkat awal sejarah manusia; 2. (person) membuat [sso] menyukai kehidupan di rumah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foster | vt 1. bring up, memelihara, membela: she ~ed her brother’s children while he was in prison, dia memelihara anak-anak abangnya semasa abangnya masuk penjara; 2. stimulate, promote, menggalakkan, merangsang: slum conditions ~ crime, keadaan di kawasan sesak menggalakkan jenayah; the retired headmaster has always ~ed an interest in the history of the town among the schoolchildren, guru besar yg telah bersara itu selalu merangsang minat murid-murid sekolah utk mengetahui sejarah bandar itu; ~ a friendship, memupuk persahabatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fair1 | give so. a ~ hearing, memberi sso peluang membela dirinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intruder | n trespasser, penceroboh: they kept a dog to keep out ~s, mereka membela anjing supaya penceroboh tdk masuk ke rumah mereka; ~ aircraft, kapal terbang penceroboh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gather | ~ round, berkumpul; ~ round /so., st/, a. berkumpul di sekeliling /sso, sst/; b. (fig.) membela /sso, sst/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| answer | ~ so. back, (colloq) a. speak, reply rudely, /menjawab, melawan/ (sso): he is fond of ~ing back, dia suka menjawab; b. defend os, /mempertahankan, membela/ diri sso: it is unfair to criticize a person when he can’t ~ back, tdk adil mengkritik sso apabila dia tdk dapat mempertahankan dirinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| justify | vt 1. prove or explain that st is right, reasonable, valid, etc, memberikan /justifikasi, alasan yg kuat/ atas: they were taken to task and asked to ~ their action, mereka dimarahi dan diminta memberikan alasan yg kuat bagi tindakan mereka; can you ~ the statement you’ve just made, boleh kamu berikan alasan yg kuat bagi kenyataan yg kamu buat tadi?; ~ os, membela diri sso: I feel I do not need to ~ myself, saya rasa tdk perlu saya membela diri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |