| attract | vt 1. draw to os, itself, a. (person) menarik (hati), tertarik; (purposely) memikat (hati): she ~s men easily, lelaki mudah tertarik kepadanya; bright colours ~ babies, bayi tertarik kpd warna-warna terang; b. (physical things) menarik, tertarik: a magnet ~s iron, magnet menarik besi; the scent of flowers ~s bees, lebah tertarik oleh bau bunga; c. (attention, notice, etc) menarik: he whistled to ~ attention, dia bersiul utk menarik perhatian; 2. arouse interest of, menarik, tertarik: the proposal did not ~ him, dia tdk tertarik dgn tawaran itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| back-pedal | vi 1. pedal backwards, mengayuh (basikal) ke belakang; 2. (fig.) menarik /balik, kembali/ (+ approp n): when he met with strong opposition, he ~led, apabila ditentang hebat, dia menarik balik tuntutannya; a politician ~ling on earlier promises, ahli politik yg menarik balik janji-janji yg telah dibuatnya dahulu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hitch | n 1. short upward tug, menarik (sedikit): he gave a ~ to his trousers, dia menarik sedikit seluarnya; 2. snag, halangan: there was a slight ~ to our plans, ada sedikit halangan dgn rancangan kami; without a ~, dgn lancar: the ceremony went off without a ~, upacara itu berlangsung dgn lancar; technical ~, /masalah, gangguan/ teknik; 3. (kind of knot) simpul /belit, lilit/; half ~, lilit separuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| haul | n 1. pull with effort, menarik (dgn kuat): they gave a ~ on the rope, mereka menarik tali itu dgn kuat; 2. distance to be travelled, perjalanan: this type of aircraft is not suitable for long ~s, pesawat jenis ini tdk sesuai utk perjalanan jauh; 3. amount of fish hauled up, (hasil) tangkapan ikan: the fishermen brought back a good ~ today, nelayan-nelayan itu membawa pulang hasil tangkapan ikan yg banyak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| haul | vt 1. pull with effort, menarik (dgn kuat): the crew ~ed the boat on board, anak-anak kapal menarik perahu itu ke atas kapal; 2. transport, mengangkut: to ~ timber to the sawmill by trucks, mengangkut kayu ke kilang papan dgn trak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| engage | vt 1. (fml), (act.) menarik; (pass.) tertarik: the puppy in the shop window ~d the little boy’s attention for quite some time, anak anjing dlm kedai itu menarik perhatian budak tersebut agak lama juga; 2. secure the services of, hire, mengambil: he decided to ~ the best defence lawyer in the country, dia membuat keputusan utk mengambil peguam pembela yg terbaik dlm negeri itu; 3. attack, menyerang: we have orders to ~ the enemy at 1600 hours, kami menerima arahan utk menyerang pd jam 1600; 4. bring into operation, (clutch) menekan; (gear) memasukkan: he ~d first gear before going uphill, dia memasukkan gear pertama sebelum mendaki bukit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| graceless | adj 1. lacking grace in movement, canggung, kekok; 2. lacking elegance, unattractive, tdk menarik: squat, ~ furniture, perabot yg dempak dan tdk menarik; 3. lacking good manners, (of person) kurang /berbahasa, adab, sopan/; (of remark, comment, etc) kurang sopan: his ~ remarks embarrassed the other guests, kata-katanya yg kurang sopan itu menyebabkan para tetamu yg lain berasa malu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| draw | vt 1. sketch, delineate, melukis: he drew a picture of a ship, dia melukis gambar kapal; to ~ a triangle, melukis segi tiga; to ~ a line, melukis garis; 2. pull aside or together, menarik: the maid drew the curtains to let in the sunlight, pembantu rumah itu menarik langsir supaya cahaya matahari dapat masuk; he drew her aside and reprimanded her, dia menariknya ke tepi dan memarahinya; 3. drag, haul, menarik, menghela: the horses drew the ploughs effortlessly, dgn mudah saja kuda-kuda itu menarik tenggala; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bland | adj 1. gentle, lembut: ~ manners, tingkah laku yg lembut; 2. mediocre, dull, tdk menarik: a ~ young man, seorang pemuda yg tdk menarik; 3. not stimulating, mild, hambar: a ~ diet, sajian makanan yg hambar; 4. mild and soothing, nyaman: the ~ climate of the island, iklim nyaman di pulau itu; 5. unemotional, bersahaja: the criminal made a ~ confession, penjenayah itu membuat pengakuan bersahaja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gasp | vi 1. struggle for breath, tercungap-cungap, terengah-engah, termengah-mengah; ~ for breath, tercungap-cungap menarik nafas: he ~ed for breath as he came to the surface, dia tercungap-cungap menarik nafas apabila dia timbul ke permukaan air; 2. draw in breath sharply, seolah-olah tertahan: she ~ed at the man walking on the live coals, nafasnya seolah-olah tertahan melihat lelaki itu berjalan di atas bara api; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |