| appetite | n 1. desire for food, drink, selera, nafsu makan: the swim had given them all an ~, berenang membangkitkan selera mereka; have an ~ (for food, drink) berselera, mempunyai selera: normally the boy has a good ~, biasanya budak lelaki itu berselera; spoil /o’s, so’s/ ~, (menyebabkan sso) /patah selera, tdk lalu makan/: don’t spoil your ~ by eating sweets before dinner, jangan makan gula-gula sebelum makan malam, nanti patah selera; the cakes have spoilt his ~, kek yg dimakannya itu menyebabkan dia patah selera; 2. desire to satisfy bodily needs, nafsu: sexual ~, nafsu seks; 3. desire, inclination, hasrat, keinginan: he seems to have lost all ~ for life, dia nampaknya telah hilang keinginan utk hidup; tales that whetted the boy’s ~ for adventure, cerita-cerita yg membangkitkan keinginan budak itu utk mengadu untung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| feast | ~ on, menjamu selera dgn: to ~ on venison and fruit, menjamu selera dgn daging rusa dan buah-buahan; ~ o’s eyes on /so., st /, menjamu mata melihat /sso, sst/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| appetizing, appetising | adj /membangkitkan, mendatangkan/ selera, menyelerakan: the food was not ~ at all,makanan itu tdk membangkitkan selera sama sekali. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inner man, inner woman | n 1. soul, batin, jiwa; 2. (jocular) the stomach, selera: delicious food to satisfy the ~, makanan yg lazat utk memuaskan selera. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| appetizer, appetiser | n 1. food, drink that stimulates appetite, pembuka selera; 2. stimulant to desire, perangsang: the first item was just an ~ for the rest of the show, acara pertama itu hanya sbg perangsang kpd keseluruhan persembahan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cater | ~ to, memenuhi: movies which ~ to an appetite for violence, filem-filem yg memenuhi selera yg menggemari keganasan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cloy | vt menjemukan, menjelakkan, memuakkan: rich food often ~s the appetite, makanan yg berlemak sering kali memuakkan selera. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| growing | adj 1. a. (in size) sedang membesar: usually a ~ child has a good appetite, biasanya, budak-budak yg sedang membesar mempunyai selera makan yg baik; b. (in number), (semakin) bertambah: a ~ population, bilangan yg semakin bertambah; c. (in degree) semakin /+ approp adj, bertambah /: the ~ animosity between them, permusuhan yg semakin mendalam antara mereka; 2. rel to, suitable for growth, pertumbuhan: ~ season, musim pertumbuhan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lavish | 3. extravagant, mewah; (of expenditure etc) berlebih-lebihan: the meal was too ~ for my simple tastes, sajian itu begitu mewah bagi saya yg mempunyai selera yg sederhana; a ~ apartment, pangsapuri mewah; his ~ expenditure, perbelanjaannya yg berlebih-lebihan; a ~ spender, a. a big spender, orang yg berbelanja besar; b. one who spends in a wasteful manner, pemboros; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| justice | bring to ~, membawa ke muka pengadilan: the murderer was finally brought to ~, pembunuh itu akhirnya dibawa ke muka pengadilan; do /~ to so., so. ~/, berlaku adil (thdp sso): to do him ~, we must admit that he is innocent of any intent to deceive, utk berlaku adil kita mesti mengakui bahawa dia tdk mempunyai sebarang niat utk menipu; do /~ to st, st ~/, a. capture, show to the best advantage, menunjukkan sst: the photograph did ~ to his good looks, gambar foto itu menunjukkan ketampanannya; b. (show due appreciation of by eating with relish), (me)makan sst dgn penuh selera; (eat enough of) makan banyak: they certainly did ~ to the meal, mereka makan juadah itu dgn penuh selera; didn’t do the food ~ because we were already full, kami tdk dapat makan banyak krn kami kenyang; do os ~, menunjukkan segala kebolehan sso: he did not do himself ~ in the exams, dia tdk menunjukkan segala kebolehannya di dlm peperiksaan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |