goings-on | n (colloq) perkara-perkara yg berlaku: there were strange ~ at the big house, ada perkara-perkara aneh yg berlaku di rumah besar itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
basic | n (usu in pl) perkara-perkara yg /pokok, asas/, asas-asas: let’s get down to ~s, mari kita tumpukan perhatian kpd perkara-perkara yg pokok saja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
abstruse | adj sukar difahami: ~ matters, perkara-perkara yg sukar difahami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
bedrock | n batuan dasar; get down to ~, berbincang ttg perkara-perkara asas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
ghoul | n 1. evil spirit that preys and feeds on corpses, hantu makan mayat; 2. person with revolting tastes or habits, (orang yg) suka akan perkara-perkara ngeri: only a ~ could find pleasure in watching the executions, hanya orang yg suka akan perkara-perkara ngeri yg akan seronok menyaksikan hukuman mati dijalankan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
laugh | ~ /about, over/, ketawa mengenangkan: we often ~ about our childhood fears, kita sering ketawa mengenangkan perkara-perkara yg menakutkan kita sewaktu kecil; how we ~ed over the incident, betapa kami ketawa mengenangkan kejadian itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
generality | n 1. general statement, /perkara, hal/ umum: he confines himself to generalities when speaking to the press, dia membataskan diri pd perkara-perkara umum apabila bercakap dgn wartawan; 2. (liter.) pleasantry, basa-basi: their conversation began with various generalities about the state of the garden nextdoor, perbualan mereka bermula dgn basa-basi ttg keadaan laman rumah sebelah; 3. (fml) quality of being general, sifat umum; 4. the ~, (fml) majority, most, majoriti: the ~ of Asians have black hair, majoriti orang Asia berambut hitam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
ignorance | n 1. lack of knowledge, kejahilan, tdk tahu: his ~ of the basic facts, kejahilannya ttg perkara-perkara asas; 2. unawareness, tdk tahu: his remarks show his ~, kata-katanya menunjukkan bahawa dia tdk tahu; he kept his family in ~ of the situation, dia sengaja membiarkan keluarganya tdk tahu akan keadaan sebenar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
disagreement | n 1. difference of opinion, /percanggahan, pertentangan / pendapat: ~ on matters of policy, pertentangan pendapat ttg perkara-perkara dasar; 2. disparity, percanggahan: ~ between the two testimonials, percanggahan antara dua testimonial itu; 3. dispute, quarrel, perselisihan (faham): she left home after a ~ with her parents, dia meninggalkan rumah selepas perselisihan faham dgn ibu bapanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
introduce | he made the mistake of introducing new points into his argument at the end of his speech, dia membuat kesilapan dgn memperkenalkan perkara-perkara baru dlm hujahnya di akhir ucapan; over the years, thousands of technical terms have been ~d into the language, selama beberapa tahun ini, beribu-ribu istilah teknik telah diperkenalkan ke dlm bahasa tersebut; don’t ~ personalities into the conversation, jangan sebut nama orang dlm perbualan ini; d. slip in, menyisipkan: to ~ humour into the play, menyisipkan unsur lucu dlm drama itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |