| skid | b. cause to fail, menggagalkan; (person) menjatuhkan: they tried to put the ~s under the project by highlighting possible dangers, mereka cuba menggagalkan projek itu dgn menonjolkan bahaya yg mungkin timbul; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mar | make or ~ st, menjayakan atau menggagalkan sst: his handling of the oil dispute could make or ~ his career, cara dia mengendalikan perbalahan minyak itu boleh menjayakan atau menggagalkan kerjayanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| foil1 | vt (act.) menggagalkan; (pass.) gagal: the burglars were ~ed in their attempt to break open the safe, pencuri-pencuri itu gagal dlm percubaan mereka utk memecahkan peti besi; bad weather ~ed their plans, cuaca buruk menggagalkan rancangan mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flunk | vt 1. fail in, gagal dlm: I ~ed mathematics, saya gagal dlm matematik; 2. cause (so.) to fail, menggagalkan: we had to ~ three students this year, kami terpaksa menggagalkan tiga penuntut tahun ini; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fail | vt 1. be unsuccessful, gagal, tdk lulus: she ~ed her driving test, dia gagal dlm ujian memandunya; 2. declare as unsuccessful, menggagalkan, mengandaskan: the teacher ~ed nearly twenty percent of the class, guru itu menggagalkan hampir-hampir dua puluh peratus murid dlm kelas itu; 3. disappoint expectations of (so.) at time of need, mengecewakan; (of voice) tdk keluar; (of legs) menjadi lemah: I’m sure he won’t ~ me, saya pasti dia tdk akan mengecewakan saya; her legs ~ed her and she sat down suddenly, kakinya menjadi lemah dan dia cepat-cepat duduk; so’s courage ~ so., sso hilang semangat; so’s memory ~ so., sso tdk mengingat sst; words ~ me, lidahku kelu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pre-empt | vt 1. forestall, frustrate, menggagalkan, menghalang, membantutkan: police ~ed the mass demonstration by detaining the leaders, pihak polis membantutkan tunjuk perasaan besar-besaran itu dgn cara menahan pemimpin-pemimpinnya; 2. (US) obtain(public land) by pre-emption, memberi hak terdahulu: much of the good arable land had already been ~ed, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defeat | vt 1. win victory over, mengalahkan, menewaskan: the enemies were finally ~ed, pihak musuh akhirnya dikalahkan; the candidate was ~ed in the parliamentary election, calon itu dikalahkan dlm pilihan raya parlimen; 2. frustrate, menggagalkan: to ~ so’s plans, menggagalkan rancangan sso; sticking stubbornly to such a point of view will ~ your own purpose, berdegil utk mempertahankan pendapat spt itu akan menggagalkan tujuan kamu sendiri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| anticipate | 5. act in advance so as to thwart, a. (so.) bertindak terlebih awal drpd: the enemy had ~d us and mined the bridge, pihak musuh telah bertindak terlebih awal drpd kami dan meletupkan jambatan itu; b. (st) menggagalkan: he ~d the punch by ducking, dia menggagalkan tumbukan itu dgn membongkok; 6. tell, write before its proper time, menceritakan sebelum masanya; 7. use before due time, berbelanja lebih dahulu sebelum mendapat: he ~d his inheritance in buying the yacht, dgn membeli kapal pesiar itu, dia telah berbelanja lebih dahulu sebelum mendapat harta pusakanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| conspire | vi 1. plot, berkomplot: they ~d (with the landowners) to overthrow the regime, mereka berkomplot (dgn tuan-tuan punya tanah) utk menggulingkan rejim; to ~ against the government, berkomplot menentang kerajaan; 2. (of events) act together, bergabung: these events seemed to ~ to thwart his plans, peristiwa-peristiwa ini seolah-olah bergabung menggagalkan rancangannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| confound | vt 1. puzzle, baffle, (act.) membingungkan; (pass.) bingung: his sudden outburst ~ed her, kemarahannya yg mendadak membingungkan wanita itu; 2. (old-fashioned) confuse, keliru; 3. (old-fashioned) a. defeat (enemy, rival, etc) mengalahkan; b. thwart (plan, attempt, etc) menggagalkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |