| eye | catch so’s ~, a. (of person) menarik perhatian sso: she tried to ~ his eyes to tell him that she had found the keys, dia mencuba menarik perhatiannya utk memberitahunya bahawa kunci itu telah dijumpai; b. (of thing) menarik perhatian sso, perhatian sso tertarik pd: an unusual batik design caught his ~, corak batik yg luar biasa menarik perhatiannya or perhatiannya tertarik pd corak batik yg luar biasa; /close, shut/ o’s ~s to, menutup mata: you can’t close your ~s to what has been happening, kamu tdk boleh menutup mata thdp apa yg telah berlaku; couldn’t believe o’s ~s, rasa tak percaya: she couldn’t believe her ~s when she saw a monkey in her kitchen, dia rasa tdk percaya apabila ternampak seekor monyet di dlm dapurnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| distract | vt draw away attention of, (act. & pass.) mengalih perhatian: one man ~ed her while the other stole her bag, seorang lelaki mengalih perhatiannya sementara yg satu lagi mencuri begnya; the constant telephone calls ~ed him from his work, panggilan telefon yg kerap mengalih perhatiannya drpd kerjanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interest | ~ os in, lead os to take an interest in, be concerned with, memberikan perhatian sso: he ~ed himself in an exhibit that was standing in one corner of the room, dia memberikan perhatiannya kpd barang pameran yg terletak di suatu sudut bilik itu; she ~ed herself in the society’s activities, dia mem-berikan perhatiannya kpd kegiatan persatuan itu; ~ so. in, menarik minat sso + approp prep: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| purposeful | adj resolute, determined, penuh azam, tekad: he was a ~ man, who couldn’t easily be distracted, dia orang yg tekad dan tdk mudah dialihkan perhatiannya; he strode into the room with a ~ air, dia berjalan masuk ke dlm bilik itu dgn gaya yg penuh azam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stray | 2. digress or move away from a direct course or topic, menyimpang: he was bored, and his attention ~ed, dia sudah jemu lalu perhatiannya menyimpang; the speaker has ~ed from the point in question, penceramah telah menyimpang drpd persoalan yg sedang dibincangkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| past | 2. beyond in position, place, melepasi; (of location of shop etc) selepas: he gazed ~ me, fixing his attention on the group outside, dia merenung melepasi saya dan menumpukan perhatiannya kpd sekumpulan orang yg berada di luar; “where are you going?” he shouted ~ me to the boy who’d just come in, “kamu hendak ke mana?” jeritnya melepasi saya kpd budak lelaki yg baru masuk itu; the dentist’s surgery is just ~ that | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shift | I can’t possibly ~ the responsibility onto anyone else, saya sama sekali tdk mungkin memindahkan tanggungjawab ini kpd orang lain; the policeman ~ed his attention from the dead driver to the injured passenger, polis itu mengalihkan perhatiannya drpd pemandu yg telah mati kpd penumpang yg cedera; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| out | watch out, he’s ~ for your blood!, jaga-jaga, dia hendak membunuh kamu!; ~ to, (trying to) sedang mencuba; (trying hard to) sedang berusaha: the lady is ~ to attract his attention, wanita itu sedang mencuba menarik perhatiannya; the company is ~ to make as much profit as possible, syarikat itu sedang berusaha utk mendapat keuntungan sebanyak yg mungkin; ~ with it, (colloq) cakaplah: come on, ~ with it!, cepat, cakaplah!; ~ you go, keluar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| switch | vt 1. (shift) mengalih; (change) menukar: our host hastened to ~ the conversation to a less emotive subject, tuan rumah cepat-cepat mengalih perbualan ke perkara yg tdk begitu emotif; he ~ed his attention back to the TV, dia mengalihkan perhatiannya balik ke kaca TV; the boy is constantly ~ing jobs, budak itu selalu sahaja bertukar pekerjaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flop | n 1. sound of flopping, deburan; 2. (colloq) failure, gagal: he is a ~ as a manager, dia gagal sbg pengurus; the man’s attempts to attract her attention were a complete ~, percubaan lelaki itu utk menarik perhatiannya gagal sama sekali; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |