wheedling | adj pujuk rayu: she gave in to the child’s ~ ways, dia mengalah dgn pujuk rayu budak itu; persistent ~ beggars, peminta sedekah yg tdk mudah mengalah dan penuh pujuk rayu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
blandish | vt memujuk rayu, membujuk: she ~ed the guard into letting her in, dia memujuk rayu pengawal itu sehingga dibenarkan masuk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
wheedling | n pujuk rayu: ~ was a sure way to get something out of her grandfather, pujuk rayu ialah cara yg pasti utk mendapatkan sesuatu drpd datuknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
supplicant | n (fml), (orang yg) merayu-rayu: he came as a ~ begging for favour, dia datang merayu-rayu utk mendapat sokongan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
appealing | adj 1. pleading, merayu(-rayu); (of look, eyes) meminta belas kasihan: he ignored her ~ cries, dia tdk mengendahkan tangisannya yg merayu-rayu itu; to look at so. with ~ eyes, memandang sso dgn mata yg meminta belas kasihan; 2. attractive, menarik; (of little animal, young child) comel: an ~ story, kisah yg menarik; his personality is not exactly ~, keperibadiannya tdk begitu menarik; an ~ little rabbit, arnab kecil yg comel. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
plead | dia memeluk lutut ibunya, menangis sambil merayu-rayu utk memohon keampunan; 2. (leg.) a. argue a case in court, /membentangkan, mengemukakan/ hujah: his students heard him ~ in court for the first time, pelajar-pelajarnya mendengar dia membentangkan hujah di mahkamah buat pertama kalinya; b. answer to a charge in court, membuat akuan: the man accused of arson was said to be insane and unfit to ~, lelaki yg dituduh membakar dgn sengaja itu dikatakan gila dan tdk layak utk membuat akuan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
blandishment | n (often in pl) pujuk rayu: he refused to yield to her ~s, dia enggan beralah kpd pujuk rayunya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
pillow talk | n ( colloq ) pujuk rayu sebelum tidur. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
adamant | be ~ to, tak berganjak walaupun: he was ~ to their entreaties, dia tdk berganjak walaupun mereka memujuk rayu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
immune | adj 1. protected, secure, a. (from or against disease, poison, etc) imun, lali: ~ to rubella, imun thdp rubela; b. (from or against criticism, attack, etc) lali: he has become ~ to unfair criticism, dia telah menjadi lali thdp kritikan yg tdk adil; 2. exempt (from punishment, prosecution, etc) kebal: ~ from legal action, kebal drpd tindakan undang-undang; 3. not susceptible, lali: ~ to all pleas, lali oleh pujuk rayu; a man who seems quite ~ to the pressures of business life, lelaki yg nampaknya lali thdp tekanan hidup sbg ahli perniagaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |