| backroom boys | n orang-orang di belakang tabir. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| backbiter | n (orang yg) suka /mengata(i), mengata-ngata(i)/ orang, (orang yg) suka /menista(i), mencerca(i)/ orang di belakang(nya). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| backbite | vi /mengumpat, mengata(i), mengata-ngata(i)/ orang, /menista(i), mencerca(i)/ orang di belakang(nya); | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| laggard | n one who lags behind, a. (physically) orang yg /ketinggalan, tertinggal di belakang/: he detailed one man to round up all the ~s, dia mengarah seorang lelaki memanggil semua orang yg tertinggal di belakang; b. (mentally) orang yg lembap: he’s no ~ when it comes to business, jika dlm perniagaan dia bukan seorang yg lembap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| backbiting | adj 1. (of words etc) cercaan, umpatan; 2. (of person) suka /mengata(i), mengata-ngata(i)/ orang, suka /menista(i), mencerca(i)/ orang di belakang(nya). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hang | ~ behind, a. be slow to join, tertinggal di belakang: when we go shopping she is always ~ing behind to take a closer look at things, apabila kami pergi membeli-belah dia selalu tertinggal di belakang krn leka membelek barang-barang; b. linger in a place, masih tinggal di situ: a few students hung behind to talk to their teacher, beberapa orang pelajar masih tinggal di situ utk bercakap-cakap dgn guru mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| footstep | n 1. footfall, bunyi /tapak kaki, orang berjalan/; 2. footmark, /bekas, kesan/ tapak kaki, jejak; /follow, tread/in so’s ~s, mengikut jejak (langkah) sso: he is following in his father’s ~s, dia mengikut jejak bapanya; 3. distance covered by one step, tapak: he walked three ~s behind the guide, dia berjalan tiga tapak di belakang pemandu itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| genteel | adj (fml or liter.) 1. of the upper class, kelas atasan; (formerly) bangsawan: a family with a ~ background, keluarga yg mempunyai latar belakang bangsawan; 2. polished, well-bred, halus budi pekerti: a poor but ~ old man, orang tua yg miskin tetapi halus budi pekertinya; 3. affectedly polite, terlalu /tertib, sopan santun/: her ~ manner drives me crazy, caranya yg terlalu tertib itu membuat saya bagai nak gila; ~ expressions, ungkapan-ungkapan yg terlalu tertib. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| break | ~ off, a. snap off, patah: the branch broke off and fell to the ground, dahan itu patah dan jatuh ke tanah; b. stop abruptly , ( deliberately ) berhenti (dgn tiba-tiba); ( involuntarily ) terhenti: let’s ~ off now and take a rest, mari kita berhenti sekarang dan berehat; the lecturer broke off to admonish some students in the back row, pensyarah itu berhenti dgn tiba-tiba utk menegur beberapa orang penuntut di barisan belakang; he broke off in the middle of a sentence when the door opened, dia terhenti di tengah-tengah percakapannya ketika pintu terbuka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arm2 | ~ os with, a. provide os with (weapon), (act.) mempersenjatai diri sso dgn; (pass.) bersenjatakan: he ~ed himself with a broken bottle and hid behind the door, dia mempersenjatai dirinya dgn botol pecah dan bersembunyi di belakang pintu; the assailants were ~ed with M-16 rifles, penyerang-penyerang itu bersenjatakan repal M-16; b. furnish os with tool, requisites, (act.) bersiap sedia, bersedia; (pass.) siap: the plumber had ~ed himself with every conceivable tool before setting out for the job, tukang paip itu bersiap sedia dgn segala perkakas sebelum dia keluar utk bekerja; several tourists, ~ed with cameras, came out of the hotel, beberapa orang pelancong, siap dgn kamera, keluar dr hotel itu; c. provide os with (st that strengthens, protects, etc) memperlengkapi: we must ~ ourselves with patience, kita mesti memperlengkapi diri dgn kesabaran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |