| attempt | vt 1. try, mencuba; (task, problem) mencuba + approp v: he ~ed to forge my signature, dia mencuba memalsukan tandatangan saya; to ~ a landing, mencuba mendarat; to ~ suicide, mencuba membunuh diri; to ~ a task, mencuba membuat sst tugas; 2. try to climb, mencuba /mendaki, memanjat, menanjak/: the team will ~ the north face of Mount Kinabalu, pasukan itu akan mencuba mendaki permukaan utara Gunung Kinabalu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| court | vt 1. woo, mencuba memikat: he ~ed her secretly, dia mencuba memikat gadis itu secara diam-diam; 2. try to win favour of, mencuba /mengambil hati, memujuk/: to ~ wealthy clients, mencuba mengambil hati klien-klien yg kaya; 3. solicit, memancing: to ~ praise, memancing pujian; ~ so’s favour, mencuba mengambil hati sso; 4. invite, menempah: you are ~ing disaster by your actions, kamu menempah bala dgn tindak-tandukmu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contrive | vt 1. arrange, bring about with skill etc, mengikhtiarkan: to ~ some means of escape, mengikhtiarkan jalan utk melepaskan diri; 2. manage, berjaya; (used in interrog construction or future tense) mencuba, berusaha: he ~d to get support from everyone concerned, dia berjaya mendapatkan sokongan drpd setiap orang yg berkenaan; can you ~ to be here on time?, dapatkah kamu mencuba berada di sini tepat pd masanya?; 3. create ingeniously, menghasilkan: she ~d a bookcase out of some old cardboard, dia menghasilkan almari buku drpd beberapa keping kadbod lama; he ~d a small gadget for grating cheese, dia menghasilkan sebuah alat kecil utk memarut keju; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gratify | vt 1. indulge, satisfy, memuaskan: she tried to ~ his every wish, dia mencuba memuaskan segala kemahuannya; he always sought to ~ his own desires, dia selalu berusaha utk memuaskan keinginan sendiri; ~ o’s curiosity, menghilangkan rasa ingin tahu sso; (in the form of a request) beritahu sso: to ~ my curiosity, do let me read the note, utk menghilangkan rasa ingin tahu saya, berilah saya baca nota itu; do ~ our curiosity, tolonglah beritahu kami; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| crying | adj 1. that cries, menangis: he tried to comfort the ~ child, dia mencuba menenangkan anak yg sedang menangis itu; 2. demanding notice, remedy, [various translations]: the most ~ need at the moment is housing, keperluan yg amat mendesak buat masa sekarang ialah perumahan; the appalling living conditions in the estates are a ~ shame, keadaan hidup yg teruk di ladang-ladang amat memalukan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| irritation | n 1. annoyance, kejengkelan, rasa jengkel: he tried to unsuccessfully hide his ~, dia mencuba menyembunyikan rasa jengkelnya tetapi gagal; in ~, krn (berasa) jengkel: he frowned in ~, keningnya berkerut krn dia jengkel; to so’s ~, berasa jengkel: he found, to his ~, that the bus had already left, dia berasa jengkel apabila mendapati bas itu telah berlepas; 2. soreness, inflammation, kerengsaan, iritasi: scratching will only increase the ~, menggaru akan menambah kerengsaan; 3. st that causes annoyance, (approp n + yg) menjengkelkan: one of the many ~s of everyday life, salah satu perkara yg menjengkelkan dlm kehidupan sehari-hari. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| assure | vt 1. convince, meyakinkan: we tried to ~ the woman of her son’s safety, kami mencuba meyakinkan perempuan itu bahawa anaknya selamat; 2. guarantee, promise, menjamin: we can ~ you that the goods will arrive this week, kami berani menjamin bahawa barangan itu akan tiba pd minggu ini; 3. inform positively, meyakinkan: she ~d me that she didn’t need any help, dia meyakinkan saya bahawa dia tdk memerlukan pertolongan apa pun; 4. ensure, menjamin: a large donation will not ~ the success of the campaign, derma yg banyak tdk akan menjamin kejayaan kempen itu; 5. (UK) insure, menginsuranskan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exist | vi 1. be, have being, wujud, ada: they tried to prove that God ~s, mereka mencuba membuktikan bahawa Tuhan wujud; customs that have ~ed for centuries, adat resam yg telah wujud berkurun-kurun lamanya; does racial polarization ~ in our schools?, adakah polarisasi kaum wujud di sekolah-sekolah kita?; live, hidup: I don’t know how he ~s on that diet, saya tdk tahu bagaimana dia hidup memakan makanan spt itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lead 1 | 4. ask question designed to extract desired answer, mengemukakan soalan pimpin: the defense counsel attempted to ~ the witness, peguam pembela itu mencuba mengemukakan soalan pimpin kpd saksi tersebut; 5. steer the course of (conversation), membawa; (tutorial etc) membimbing: she was very clever in ~ing the conversation to a point where she could enquire about her ex-husband, dia sangat pandai membawa perbualan itu supaya dia dapat menanyakan hal bekas suaminya; the tutor led the discussion group, tutor itu membimbing kumpulan perbincangan tersebut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| induce | vt 1. (persuade) memujuk; (cause, make) membuat, menyebabkan: they tried to ~ him to join them, mereka mencuba memujuknya supaya menyertai kumpulan mereka; what ~d you to do such a thing?, apa yg menyebabkan kamu berbuat begitu?; these considerations ~ me to believe that..., pertimbangan-pertimbangan ini membuat saya percaya bahawa...; 2. bring about or on (particular state) membuat, menyebabkan; (illness, drowsiness, etc) menyebabkan, membuat: the doctor gave him a pill to ~ sleep, doktor memberinya ubat utk membuatnya tidur; illness ~d by lack of sleep and overwork, penyakit yg disebabkan oleh kurang tidur dan bekerja terlalu kuat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |