| hold 1 | ~ in, a. mengempiskan: I have to wear a corset to ~ my stomach in, saya terpaksa memakai korset utk mengempiskan perut saya; b. (fig.) menahan, mengawal: he could no longer ~ in his feelings, dia tdk boleh lagi menahan perasaannya; ~ so. in o’s arms, a. carry in o’s arms, mendukung: she held the baby in her arms, dia mendukung bayi itu; b. embrace so., memeluk sso; ~ in o’s head, mengingat: I can’t ~ all these formulas in my head, saya tdk dapat mengingat semua formula ini; ~ os in readiness, bersiap sedia; ~ /so., st/ in awe, gerun dan kagum thdp /sso, sst/; ~ in place, [various translations]: the cloth is held in place by a hoop, kain itu diregangkan dgn pemidang; the frame is held in place by a hook, bingkai itu dipasang dgn cangkuk; ~ in reserve, menyimpan; (mil) mengekhaskan [sso, sst] sbg tentera simpanan; | 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 |