| miserable | adj 1. a. wretched, sengsara: the refugees led ~ lives, pelarian-pelarian itu hidup sengsara; b. unhappy, sedih: you look very ~ this morning, kamu kelihatan sedih sekali pagi ini; 2. depressing,< | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vicious circle | n /lingkaran, putaran/ ganas: the more she eats, the fatter she gets; the fatter she gets the more miserable she becomes; the more miserable she becomes, the more she eats. It’s a ~, lebih banyak dia makan, dia menjadi lebih gemuk; apabila dia lebih gemuk, dia menjadi lebih sengsara; apabila dia lebih sengsara, dia makan lebih banyak. Itu lingkaran ganas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| moult | 3. (sl), (old-fashioned, dull) kolot, lapuk; (mean, miserable) teruk: he said that his father has a lot of ~ ideas about behaviour, katanya bapanya mempunyai idea-idea yg kolot ttg tingkah laku; the ~ old landlord is | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wretch | n 1. mean or despicable person, dajal, bedebah, durjana: the ~ who stole her brand new watch, dajal yg telah mencuri jam barunya; 2. miserable, unfortunate person, orang yg /hidup sengsara, malang/: a poor ~ who never had a home, seorang yg hidup sengsara yg tdk pernah ada tempat tinggal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| storm | b. (o’s movement) meluru: he ~ed out of the office, dia meluru keluar dr pejabat itu; 2. be stormy,, cuaca buruk: what a miserable vacation! It ~ed all week,, percutian yg paling tdk seronok. Cuaca buruk sepanjang minggu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| out | h. (indic that which so. gets from st) daripada, dengan: what do you get ~ of it?, apa yg kamu peroleh daripada melakukan perkara itu?; he seems to get a lot of pleasure ~ of making others miserable, dia nampaknya mendapat keseronokan dengan membuat orang lain dukacita; i. not having, kehabisan: we’re nearly ~ of rice, kita hampir kehabisan beras; j. (indic source) daripada: flour is made ~ of wheat, tepung dibuat daripada gandum; she wore a dress made ~ of old curtains, dia memakai baju yg dibuat daripada langsir lama; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| isolation | n 1. state of being, a. (cut off from other people, places, etc) keterasingan: the ~ of city life, keterasingan hidup di kota ; b. (alone, lonely) kesepian, kesunyian, (keadaan) /terasing, terpencil/: unwed mothers who live a miserable life in ~, ibu-ibu yg tdk berkahwin yg hidup dlm kesedihan dan kesepian; 2. act, process of, a. (causing so. to be cut of from others because of disease) pengasingan: ~ is the only method of controlling the spread of the disease, pengasingan ialah satu-satunya cara utk mengawal merebaknya penyakit tersebut; ~ ward, wad pengasingan; b. (alienating) pemulauan; c. (separating from other substances) mengasingkan: the ~ of a cancer cell, pengasingan sel kanser; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eloquent | adj 1. skilled in use of language, mahir menggunakan bahasa; (of orator) pandai /berucap, berpidato, bertutur/: he is a very ~ writer, dia pengarang yg sangat mahir menggunakan bahasa; 2. (of person, language ), (fluent) petah, fasih, lancar; (moving) mengharukan, memilukan; (persuasive, forceful) meyakinkan, berkesan: an ~ description of the miserable plight of the refugees, gambaran yg mengharukan ttg kesengsaraan orang-orang pelarian itu; 3. vividly expressive (of st) mencerminkan: her dark, haunted eyes, ~ of the terrors through which she had lived, matanya yg hitam dan penuh kengerian mencerminkan kezaliman yg pernah dilaluinya; 4. full of meaning, bermakna, penuh makna: a single, malevolent glance from his steely blue eyes was more ~ than an hour of Hitler’s mad oratory, kerlingan matanya yg biru waja yg membayangkan niat jahatnya, lebih bermakna drpd sejam penuh pidato gila Hitler. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| piercing | adj1. penetrating, a. (of sound) nyaring: a ~ shriek, jeritan yg nyaring; b. (of look, eyes) tajam: she gave him a ~ look, dia merenungnya tajam; he has ~ grey eyes, matanya kelabu dan merenung tajam; c. (of question etc) sangat tepat; 2. (of wind, cold, etc) menusuk: the ~ cold made her miserable, kesejukan yg menusuk membuatnya amat tdk selesa; 3. that causes strong intense emotions or feeling, tajam: his ~ sarcasm wounded her feelings, sindirannya yg tajam melukakan perasaannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |