| drain | be a ~ on, (resources, energy, etc) menyusutkan: his wife’s lavish expenditure was a ~ on his financial resources, perbelanjaan isterinya yg berlebih-lebihan menyusutkan sumber kewangannya; go down the ~, (fig.) habis begitu saja, sia-sia (saja): the money spent on his education went down the ~, wang yg dibelanjakan utk pendidikannya habis begitu saja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| develop | thousands of acres of land for housing, kerajaan telah memajukan beribu-ribu ekar tanah utk perumahan; 7. make available, usable, (the natural resources of) memanfaatkan: to ~ the natural resources of a region, memanfaatkan sumber semula jadi sesebuah kawasan; 8. contract, have, mendapat; (infectious or contagious disease) dijangkiti, mendapat; (fever) mula: to ~ an allergy, mendapat alergi; to ~ a rash, mendapat ruam; she ~ed a cold over the weekend, dia mendapat selesema pd hujung minggu itu; ~ a headache, sakit kepala; 9. acquire gradually, mula + approp v: he has ~ed a taste for sushi, dia mula menggemari susyi; she ~ed a gift for puppet-making during her sojourn in Thailand , dia mula menunjukkan kemahirannya dlm seni pembuatan boneka semasa dia tinggal di negeri Thai; 10. (photog) mencuci. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| natural resources | n sumber /alam, asli, semula jadi/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| human resources | n sumber manusia. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unexploited | adj tdk dieksploitasi: ~ resources, sumber-sumber yg tdk dieksploitasi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| means | 2. money, wealth, resources, sumber pendapatan: he has no ~ to support his family, dia tdk ada sumber pendapatan utk menyara keluarganya; man of ~, orang yg berkemampuan: he is a man of ~, dia orang yg berkemampuan; l | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exhaustible | adj mudah habis: ~ resources, sumber-sumber yg mudah habis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| depleted | adj sudah habis: ~ resources, sumber-sumber yg sudah habis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wasteful | adj membazir: ~ use of resources, penggunaan sumber yg membazir; a ~ use of time and effort, penggunaan masa dan usaha yg membazir. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stranded | 2. left without any resources, terlantar: the manager absconded with the funds leaving the company ~, pengurus itu telah melarikan wang syarikat dan membiarkan syarikat itu terlantar; he cleared out, leaving his family ~, dia menghilang, meninggalkan keluarganya terlantar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |