| anonymity | n ketanpanamaan: the poet preserved his ~ over the years, penyair itu mengekalkan ketanpanamaannya bertahun-tahun; the ~ of the report cast doubts on its authenticity, ketanpanamaan laporan itu menyebabkan keasliannya disangsikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| favour | n 1. approval, sokongan: to keep the voters’ ~, mengekalkan sokongan pengundi; 2. act of kindness, pertolongan: to ask a ~ of so., meminta pertolongan drpd sso; 3. partiality, pilih kasih: without fear or ~, tanpa gentar atau pilih kasih; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ascendancy, ascendency | n kekuasaan: the aristocrats sought to retain their ~, golongan bangsawan mencuba mengekalkan kekuasaan mereka; to gain ~ over o’s rivals, memperoleh kekuasaan yg mengatasi saingan sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| law and order | n 1. situation where peace and harmony prevail, undang-undang dan ketenteraman: the government was able to maintain ~ in the city, kerajaan dapat mengekalkan undang-undang dan ketenteraman di bandar raya itu; 2. (attrib) supporter of such a situation, teguh memperjuangkan kedaulatan undang-undang: alarmed by the rising crime rate, they elected a ~ candidate, krn berasa cemas dgn meningkatnya kadar jenayah, mereka melantik calon yg teguh memperjuangkan kedaulatan undang-undang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| difficult | adj 1. not easy, hard, sukar, susah, payah; (of problem, question) susah, sukar, rumit: they found it ~ to maintain their position, mereka mendapati sukar utk mengekalkan kedudukan mereka; 2. full of hardship, susah, rumit: a ~ life, kehidupan yg susah; 3. (of person) hard to deal with, cerewet; (foll by infin) susah, sukar: a ~ customer, pelanggan yg cerewet; shop assistants found her ~ to please, pembantu kedai mendapati susah utk melayannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | ~ together, remain united, bersatu: if the party ~s together, I’m sure it will win the elections, jika parti itu bersatu, saya pasti parti itu akan menang dlm pilihan raya; ~ st together, a. fasten st together, mencantumkan sst: a few pins held the dress together, beberapa pin sahaja yg mencantumkan baju itu; b. cause st to remain united, menyatukan sst; (marriage) mengekalkan: a good leader can ~ a nation together, pemimpin yg baik dapat menyatukan sst bangsa; children often help to ~ a marriage together, anak-anak biasanya dapat mengekalkan perkahwinan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | 17. have, mempunyai: they ~ opposing views on the subject, mereka mempunyai pendapat yg bertentangan ttg perkara itu; 18. convene, conduct, mengadakan: the meeting will be held in Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, mesyuarat itu akan diadakan di Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka; to ~ evening classes, mengadakan kelas malam; 19. maintain grip on, mencengkam: a car that ~s the road well, kereta yg boleh mencengkam jalan dgn baik; 20. keep in a certain position, mengekalkan: it was difficult to ~ our course in the heavy seas, adalah sukar utk mengekalkan haluan kita dlm laut yg bergelora; 21. bear, show, menunjukkan: the child’s face held signs of anxiety, wajah kanak-kanak itu menunjukkan tanda-tanda kebimbangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hold 1 | 2. influence, pengaruh: his ~ over his pupils never weakened, pengaruhnya thdp murid-muridnya tdk pernah luntur; a woman who has a firm ~ over her family, wanita yg mempunyai pengaruh yg kuat thdp keluarganya; 3. power, kuasa: how long can an alien government exert its ~ over a country?, berapa lamakah sebuah kerajaan asing boleh mengekalkan kuasanya ke atas sesebuah negara?; 4. handhold, (esp in climbing) tempat /berpegang, berpaut/: there are few ~s on that cliff, ada sedikit saja tempat berpegang pd tebing tinggi itu; 5. (in wrestling etc) pegangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| equilibrium | n keseimbangan: the ear infection had affected his ~, sakit telinga itu telah memberi kesan pd keseimbangannya; one must not allow the changes around one to disturb one’s inner ~, seseorang seharusnya tdk membenarkan perubahan-perubahan persekitaran mengganggu keseimbangan jiwa seseorang; the government is trying to maintain some sort of ~ in the community, kerajaan sedang mencuba mengekalkan keseimbangan dlm mesyarakat itu; in ~, (dlm keadaan) seimbang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| discipline | n 1. field of study, disiplin: political science as a ~, sains politik sbg satu disiplin; 2. training, disiplin: a military ~, disiplin ketenteraan; 3. system of rules, disiplin, tatatertib: to observe a strict ~, mematuhi disiplin yg ketat; 4. order, disiplin: to maintain ~ in the classroom, mengekalkan disiplin di dlm bilik darjah; 5. punishment, disiplin: they were kept in line by many forms of ~, mereka dapat dikawal dgn berbagai-bagai bentuk disiplin; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |