| inscrutable | adj sukar dibaca; (of remark etc) sukar /difahami, dimengerti/: he listened with an ~ look on his face, dia mendengar dgn air muka yg sukar dibaca; nature’s ~ law, hukum alam yg sukar difahami; an ~ smile, senyuman yg sukar difahami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drudgery | n kerja yg sukar dan membosankan; the ~ of, sukar dan membosankan: she hates the ~ of household chores, dia benci akan kerja-kerja rumah yg sukar dan membosankan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elusive | adj 1. difficult to capture, sukar ditangkap: an ~ thief, pencuri yg sukar ditangkap; 2. evasive, mengelak-elak: an ~ answer, jawapan yg mengelak-elak; 3. difficult to understand,remember, find, etc, sukar + approp v: an ~ person, orang yg sukar ditemui; an ~ word, perkataan yg sukar diingat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| difficult | adj 1. not easy, hard, sukar, susah, payah; (of problem, question) susah, sukar, rumit: they found it ~ to maintain their position, mereka mendapati sukar utk mengekalkan kedudukan mereka; 2. full of hardship, susah, rumit: a ~ life, kehidupan yg susah; 3. (of person) hard to deal with, cerewet; (foll by infin) susah, sukar: a ~ customer, pelanggan yg cerewet; shop assistants found her ~ to please, pembantu kedai mendapati susah utk melayannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hard | 6. difficult, sukar, susah: these sums are too ~ for primary school pupils, kira-kira ini terlalu sukar utk murid-murid sekolah rendah; it’s ~ for us to imagine such poverty, sukar bagi kita utk membayangkan kemiskinan spt itu; a ~ life, kehidupan yg susah; ~ times, masa susah; 7. (of voice) keras; 8. (of colour) garang; 9. (of ray) keras: ~ cosmic ray, sinar kosmos keras; 10. (rel to weather) teruk: a ~ winter, musim sejuk yg teruk; 11. high in alcoholic content, keras: ~ liquor, arak yg keras; 12. (of water, soap) liat; 13. indisputable, tdk boleh disangkal: ~ facts, fakta yg tdk boleh disangkal; 14. (of currency, money) utama; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intractable | adj 1. not docile, hard to influence or control, sukar dipengaruhi; (attrib) keras kepala: on that particular issue, Sarah was ~, ttg persoalan itu, Sarah sukar dipengaruhi; an ~ boy, budak yg keras kepala; 2. difficult to solve, deal with, cure, treat, a. (of problem, issue, etc) sukar diselesaikan; b. (of illness) sukar /diubati, disembuhkan/; c. (of temper) sukar dikawal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| heavy | ~ going, difficult, laborious, sukar (utk) + approp v: the driver found it ~ going to get through to the main road, pemandu itu mendapati sukar utk sampai ke jalan besar; children will find this book ~ going, kanak-kanak akan merasakan bahawa buku ini sukar dibaca; ~ industry, industri berat; a ~ sigh, mengeluh panjang; a ~ sleeper, orang yg tidur /mati, nyenyak/; a ~ /smoker, drinker/, kaki /rokok, minum/; ~ with, sarat dgn: the branches were ~ with ripe fruits, dahan-dahan sarat dgn buah-buah yg masak; ~ with /child, young/, sarat; ~ with sleep, mengantuk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abstruse | adj sukar difahami: ~ matters, perkara-perkara yg sukar difahami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| indefinable | adj sukar diterangkan: the place has an ~ air of mystery about it, tempat itu mempunyai suasana misteri yg sukar diterangkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hard | ~ luck, (colloq) nasib tak baik; ~ luck story, kisah malang; a ~ nut to crack, /orang, sst/ yg sukar + approp v: the problem of unemployment is a ~ nut to crack, masalah pengangguran ialah sst yg sukar diatasi; my mother-in-law is a ~ nut to crack, ibu mertua saya ialah orang yg sukar dipujuk; the ~ way, a. the least convenient method etc, dgn cara yg /susah, sukar/: even though there are so many electrical gadgets in the house she prefers to do things the ~ way, walaupun terdapat banyak alat elektrik di rumah, dia lebih suka bekerja dgn cara yg sukar; b. by going through bitter experience, setelah melalui pengalaman pahit: she rose to her present position the ~ way, dia naik ke kedudukannya sekarang setelah melalui pengalaman pahit; take a ~ look at st, examine st closely, mengkaji sst secara mendalam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |