front runner | n calon yg disebut-sebut akan menang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
bandwagon | n; /climb, jump/ on the ~, /menyertai, menyebelahi/ pihak yg menang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
hope | vt (ber)harap: I ~ he will win, saya berharap dia akan menang; I ~ that you are well, saya harap kamu sihat; I ~ and pray that you’ll return safely, saya berharap dan berdoa agar kamu akan pulang dgn selamat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
cox | vt mengemudikan: he ~ed the winning eight, dia mengemudikan pasukan lapan pendayung yg menang itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
joyful | adj 1. delighted, gembira: they were ~ at the win, mereka gembira krn menang; the ~ bride and groom were showered with good wishes, pasangan pengantin yg gembira itu dihujani ucap selamat; 2. causing joy, gembira, menggembirakan: ~ news, berita gembira; 3. showing joy, gembira: the result was greeted by ~ cries, keputusan itu disambut dgn sorakan gembira. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
also-ran | n 1. (in horse or dog racing), (approp n) yg tdk /menang, mendapat tempat/; 2. (fig.), (person) orang yg gagal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
jump | n 1. leap, lompatan, loncatan: he won with a ~ of seven feet, dia menang dgn lompatan setinggi tujuh kaki; /high, long/ ~, lompat /tinggi, jauh/; 2. obstacle, lompatan, loncatan: the ~s have not been set up yet, lompatan-lompatan itu belum dipasang lagi; 3. sudden rise, /meningkat, bertambah/ dgn /tiba-tiba, mendadak/; (of price, rent, etc), /melambung, meloncat/ naik, naik dgn /tiba-tiba, mendadak/: a ~ in share prices, harga syer yg melambung naik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
hair’s breadth | n hampir-hampir; (adversely) nyaris-nyaris: she lost the race by a ~, dia hampir-hampir menang dlm perlumbaan itu; the beam missed him by a ~, alang itu nyaris-nyaris menimpanya; to escape by a ~, nyaris-nyaris tdk dapat lari. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
high | 6. great, unrestrained, besar; (of hope, expectation) tinggi: chances are ~ that he will win, peluangnya utk menang adalah besar; 7. noble, exalted, tinggi, mulia: ~ principles, prinsip yg tinggi; ~ ideals, cita-cita tinggi; 8. favourable, tinggi: they have a ~ opinion of him, mereka mempunyai tanggapan yg tinggi terhadapnya; 9. serious, besar: ~ treason, derhaka besar; 10. luxurious, mewah: ~ living, cara hidup yg mewah; 11. (colloq) intoxicated, a. (by hard drinks) mabuk; b. (by drugs) khayal; 12. (of season) puncak: in ~ summer, pd puncak musim panas; 13. (of sound, voice) tinggi: ~ key, nada tinggi; 14. (ling) tinggi: ~ vowel, vokal tinggi; 15. (of meat, game) well-hung or not fresh, (sudah) berbau; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
game 1 | play a waiting ~, (colloq) menunggu masa yg baik; play a /winning, losing/ ~, bermain dgn kepastian akan /menang, kalah/; play the ~, a. keep the rules, mengikut peraturan; b. do what is fair, right, honourable, /berlaku, bersifat/ jujur dan adil: he can be depended upon to play the ~, dia boleh diharapkan berlaku jujur dan adil; the ~ is up, muslihat sso sudah terbongkar; what so’s ~ is, apa tujuan sso: I don’t know what his ~ is, but I don’t trust him, saya tak tahu apa tujuannya tapi saya tak mempercayai dia; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |