| Joneses | n; keep up with the ~, (derog) menandingi jiran: they bought a new car and renovated their house to keep up with the ~, mereka membeli kereta baru dan mengubah suai rumah utk menandingi jiran. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| emulate | vt 1. attempt to equal or excel, mengikut (jejak): he is determined to ~ the successful writer, dia berazam hendak mengikut jejak penulis yg berjaya itu; 2. rival, compete with, menyaingi, menandingi: some fashion designers try to ~ those of Paris, setengah-setengah pereka fesyen mencuba menyaingi pereka-pereka fesyen di Paris. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bring | ~ st about, a. (gen.) menyebabkan; (st of adverse nature) mengakibatkan, menyebabkan: his carelessness brought about the accident, kecuaiannya mengakibatkan berlakunya kemalangan itu; b. (settlement) mencapai: they hope to ~ about a peaceful settlement soon, mereka berharap dapat mencapai penyelesaian secara damai tdk lama lagi; c. (charge) membawa; (with modal such as “must’, “would have”, etc) dibuat: these changes will have to be brought about to enable us to keep up with our competitors, perubahan-perubahan ini mesti dibuat utk membolehkan kita menandingi pesaing kita; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approach | vt 1. come nearer,a. (in space) menghampiri, mendekati, merapati: we are now ~ing the House of Parliament, sekarang kita menghampiri bangunan Parlimen; as the train ~ed the station, the crowd surged forward, ketika kereta api menghampiri stesen, orang ramai berasak-asak ke hadapan; b. (in time) hampir (mencapai), mendekati: he is ~ing sixty, usianya hampir enam puluh tahun; 2. come nearer (in quality, character etc) a. (to a stage in life) hampir, hampir mencapai, mendekati; (to old age, senility) hampir: a boy ~ing adolescence, budak lelaki yg hampir mencapai usia remaja; b. (to a certain state, level), [various translations]: the building is ~ing completion, bangunan itu hampir siap; words that ~ treason, kata-kata yg hampir-hampir merupakan penderhakaan; c. (to so’s level of achievement, ability, etc) menandingi, menyaingi, menyamai: few writers can ~ him as a novelist, hanya beberapa orang saja penulis yg dapat menandinginya sbg novelis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |