| appeal | n 1. earnest request, rayuan: the constant ~s to the public to save water seemed to have little effect, rayuan yg kerap dibuat kpd orang ramai supaya menjimatkan air nampaknya tdk berapa berkesan; 2. attraction, daya /penarik, tarik(an)/: sex ~, daya penarik seks; a film that has ~ for all age groups,filem yg mempunyai daya tarik bagi semua kelompok umur; 3. application for decision, corroboration etc, rayuan: the bowler’s ~ to the umpire was turned down, rayuan pembaling bola golek kpd pengadil ditolak; 4. act of seeking support, pengharapan: their ~ to her sense of justice, pengharapan mereka thdp pendiriannya ttg keadilan; 5. (leg.) rayuan: Court of A~(s), Mahkamah Rayuan; grounds of ~, alasan rayuan; petition of ~, surat rayuan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| clemency | n (fml) 1. leniency, belas kasihan: appeals for ~, rayuan memohon belas kasihan; 2. (of weather) kenyamanan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| endorse | vt 1. publicly support, menyokong:the Prime Minister ~d the appeal , Perdana Menteri mengesahkan rayuan itu; his candidature has been ~d by the party, pencalonannya telah disokong oleh parti itu; 2. sign esp o’s name on the back of a cheque etc, menandatangani belakang: she ~d the cheque before handing it over, dia menandatangani belakang cek itu sebelum menyerahkannya; 3. write on the back of (document) mengendors;4. record conviction on (driving licence) mengendors: the police ~ his driving licence, polis mengendors lesen memandunya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| conviction | n 1. being found guilty, sabitan: his lawyer immediately appealed against his ~, peguamnya segera membuat rayuan thdp sabitannya itu; 2. faith, keyakinan: he has no strong ~s, dia tdk ada keyakinan yg kuat; carry ~, meyakinkan: her words carry ~, kata-katanya meyakinkan; be strong in o’s ~ (that), penuh yakin; with great ~, dgn penuh keyakinan: she speaks with great ~, dia berbicara dgn penuh keyakinan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| apologetic | adj 1. containing an apology, meminta maaf: to write an ~ letter, menulis surat meminta maaf; ~ pleas, rayuan utk meminta maaf; 2. showing, expressing apology, seolah-olah meminta maaf: he gave me an ~ smile, dia tersenyum seolah-olah meminta maaf kpd saya; to speak in an ~ voice, bercakap dgn suara seolah-olah meminta maaf; 3. willing, anxious to apologize, a. (at specif instance) meminta maaf; b. (by nature) suka meminta maaf: she was ~ about the mistake, dia meminta maaf krn kesalahan itu; he is always so ~, dia selalu suka meminta maaf. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ground 1 | debate, etc, perkara, pokok perbicaraan: the lecturer just went over the same ~ without adding anything new, pensyarah itu mengulang perkara yg sama tanpa menambah sst yg baru; be on familiar ~, sst tdk asing: I was relieved when they started talking about local politics – here I was on familiar ~, saya berasa lega apabila mereka mula bercakap ttg politik tempatan – perkara ini tdk asing bagi saya; 8. (often in pl) reason, justification, sebab, alasan: he resigned on the ~s of ill-health, dia berhenti kerja atas sebab-sebab kesihatan; ~s of appeal, alasan rayuan; 9. (in pl) sediment, dregs, keladak, serdak: coffee ~s, keladak kopi; 10. background, a. (in painting) latar; b. (on cloth) tanah: a zig-zag design on a white ~, reka bentuk zig-zag pd tanah berwarna putih; 11. (electr) bumi: ~ adaptor, penyesuai bumi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| enlist | vt 1. cause to enter the armed forces, mengambil [sso] utk berkhidmat dlm tentera: all men over 20 will be ~ed, semua lelaki yg berumur lebih drpd 20 tahun akan diambil utk berkhidmat dlm tentera; 2. a. obtain, mendapatkan: they ~ed his support for the appeal, mereka mendapatkan sokongannya utk rayuan itu; b. obtain the support or help of, (act.) mendapatkan bantuan; (pass.) bantuan [sso] diperoleh: we’ll ~ him in the campaign, kita akan mendapatkan bantuannya dlm kempen itu; Mei Ling was ~ed to organize the farewell party, bantuan Mei Ling diperoleh utk mengatur majlis perpisahan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| affirm | vt 1. assert firmly, menegaskan, menyatakan dgn tegas: he ~ed his loyalty to the King, dia menegaskan kesetiaannya kpd Raja; to ~ that one is telling the truth, menegaskan bahawa sso berkata benar; 2. (leg.) uphold, mengesahkan: the judgement was ~ed by the appellate court, keputusan itu disahkan oleh mahkamah rayuan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| emotional | adj 1. of, rel to the emotions, emosi; (tech) emosian: she has ~ problems, dia mengalami masalah emosi; the change was quite an ~ upset for the child, perubahan itu merupakan gangguan emosi yg cukup berat thdp kanak-kanak itu; ~ disorder, kecelaruan emosian; 2. causing or showing emotion, penuh /emosi, perasaan/: an ~ scene in a play, adegan drama yg penuh perasaan; an ~ appeal, rayuan yg penuh emosi; 3. (of person) terlalu mengikut perasaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lack | n 1. (shortage) kekurangan, kurangnya, kurang; (complete absence) the students showed a ~ of interest in the subject, penuntut-penuntut itu menunjukkan minat yg kurang dlm mata pelajaran tersebut; ~ of oil caused the engine to heat up, enjin itu menjadi panas krn kekurangan minyak; / or, through /~ of, krn /kurang(nya), tdk ada/; no ~ of, banyak; (rel to response, enthusiasm, excitement, etc) sangat: there is no ~ of grazing ground for the animals, terdapat banyak padang ragut utk binatang-binatang itu; there was certainly no ~ of response to the appeal, rayuan itu memang mendapat sambutan yg sangat menggalakkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |