| isolate | ~ os, /mengasingkan, memencilkan/ diri: since his wife’s death he has ~d himself in the country, sejak kematian isterinya, dia mengasingkan diri di kampung; b. (of place) menyebabkan perhubungan dgn [n] terputus; (pass.) perhubungan terputus: last night’s heavy downpour has ~d at least four villages, hujan lebat semalam menyebabkan perhubungan dgn sekurang-kurangnya empat buah kampung terputus; 2. separate from other substances, mengasingkan: the scientist who first ~d the bacterium, ahli sains yg mula-mula mengasingkan bakterium itu; 3. cause to lose friends, supporters, etc, menyebabkan [sso, sst] terpulau; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| background | ~ music, muzik latar; against a ~ of, a. (when in contact with the background) dgn berlatarbelakangkan: the diamond glittered against the ~ of black velvet, berlian itu berkilauan dgn berlatarbelakangkan baldu hitam; b. (when not in contact with the background), (dgn) berlatarbelakangkan sst: a house built against a ~ of mountains, rumah yg berlatarbelakangkan gunung-ganang; c. (fig.) dgn [sst] sbg latar belakangnya, dgn berlatarbelakangkan: the elections took place against a ~ of inflation and unemployment, pilihan raya itu berlangsung dgn inflasi dan pengangguran sbg latar belakangnya; /be, keep, remain, stay/ in the ~, /menyisihkan, memencilkan/ diri; push /so., st/ into the ~, /mengetepikan, mengesampingkan/ /sso, sst/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| aloof | adv; /keep, hold, stand/ ~ from, a. (suka) /mengasingkan, memencilkan, menyisihkan, menjauhkan/ diri drpd, (suka) menyendiri dr: she stood ~ from the crowd, dia mengasingkan diri drpd orang ramai; b. (fig.) /menjauhkan, menyisihkan/ diri drpd; (of buyer, investor, etc) tdk mahu berurus niaga: to keep ~ from politics, menjauhkan diri drpd politik; meanwhile investors are holding ~, dlm pd itu pelabur-pelabur tdk mahu berurus niaga. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bury | ~ o’s face (in st), menyembamkan muka (ke sst); ~ os in o’s /books, studies/, asyik /dgn buku, belajar/ sahaja; ~ os in the country, /memencilkan, mengasingkan/ diri di desa; be buried in /thoughts, memories/ of the past, hanyut dlm kenangan masa /lampau, silam, lalu/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| back | say st behind so’s ~, mengata-ngata sso di belakang-belakang; the ~ of beyond, tempat yg jauh /di hulu, terpencil/; turn o’s ~ on, a. memberi belakang kpd; b. (fig.) membelakangi, mengabaikan: to turn o’s ~ on o’s problems, membelakangi masalah sso; turn o’s ~ on the world, /mengasingkan, memencilkan, menyisihkan/ diri; with o’s ~ against (st), dgn bersandar pd (sst); with o’s ~ to (st), dgn membelakangi (sst); with o’s ~ to the wall, (fig.) dlm keadaan /terdesak, terhimpit/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |