| civilization, civilisation | n 1. process of civilizing, state of being civilized, pemeradaban; 2. civilized society, tamadun, peradaban: the ancient ~s, peradaban purba; the western ~, peradaban barat; the ~s of Egypt and Persia, tamadun Mesir dan Parsi; 3. advanced stage of human development, tamadun, peradaban: the Romans brought ~ to Britain, orang-orang Rom membawa peradaban ke Britain; 4. civilized people collectively, dunia /bertamadun, berperadaban/: ~ is threatened by the constant build-up of nuclear weapons, dunia bertamadun berasa sentiasa terancam akibat kian bertambahnya senjata nuklear; 5. (humorous) civilized life, dunia tamadun: the first thing we must do when we get back to ~ is to have a hot meal, perkara pertama yg mesti kita lakukan apabila kita kembali ke dunia tamadun ialah memakan masakan yg panas-panas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gloss 1 | a ~ of kindness hid his evil intentions, dia menyembunyikan niat jahatnya di balik topeng kebaikan hatinya; under a surface ~ of civilization, man is still primitive, di balik topeng peradaban, manusia masih primitif; 3. superficial veneer, keseronokan yg diharapkan: she was attracted by the ~ and glitter of the city, dia tertarik oleh keseronokan yg diharapkan dan kegemilangan hidup di bandar raya itu; 4. see GLOSS PAINT; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| last 1 | 3. only remaining, terakhir, penghabisan, tinggal: this is our ~ hope, ini harapan kami yg terakhir; the little boy spent his ~ dollar on sweets, budak lelaki itu membelanjakan ringgitnya yg terakhir dgn membeli gula-gula; a site that contained the ~ traces of an ancient civilization, tapak yg mengandungi kesan-kesan terakhir peradaban kuno; the boy had the ~ piece of cake, budak lelaki itu menghabiskan sekeping kek yg tinggal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| excavate | vt 1. (fml) make hole etc by digging, menggali: the prisoners ~d an escape tunnel, banduan-banduan itu menggali terowong utk melepaskan diri;2. uncover (st) by digging, mengekskavasi:archaeologists ~ the remains of past civilizations, ahli-ahli arkeologi mengekskavasi sisa-sisa peninggalan peradaban masa lalu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dawn | n 1. daybreak, (waktu) subuh: ~ is nearly here, hari sudah hampir subuh; they set off at ~, mereka bertolak pd waktu subuh; ~ chorus, kicauan unggas pd waktu subuh; at /the first streak, (the) break, the crack/ of ~, apabila fajar menyingsing; 2. beginning, birth, bermulanya; (of love) bibit; (of hope) sinar: the ~ of civilisation, bermulanya peradaban; the news brought a ~ of hope, berita itu membawa sinar harapan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |