| 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 |
| 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 |
| insularity | n 1. narrow mindedness, sempitnya fikiran sso; 2. (of outlook, opinion, etc) narrowness, sempitnya; 3. aloofness, detachment, sikap suka mengasingkan diri. | 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 |
| insular | adj 1. of an island, kepulauan: ~ people, penduduk kepulauan; ~ climate, iklim kepulauan; 2. (derog) a. (of person) narrow-minded, sempit fikirannya; (in o’s view, opinion, etc) sempit: he is ~ in his views, pandangannya sempit; b. (of outlook, view, etc) sempit; c. (of habit, prejudice, etc) berakibat drpd fikiran yg sempit; lead an ~ life, hidup dgn mengasingkan diri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disentangle | vt 1. unravel, menguraikan: to ~ a skein of yarn, menguraikan gegelung benang; 2. extricate, membebaskan: to ~ himself from matters of state, membebaskan diri drpd hal-hal yg berkaitan dgn negara; 3. find out by unravelling, memisahkan, mengasingkan: to ~ the truth from the lies, memisahkan perkara benar drpd perkara bohong. | 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 |