| gaunt | adj 1. bony and haggard, kurus kering; (of cheeks, eyes) cengkung: the prisoners of war looked ~, tawanan-tawanan perang itu kelihatan kurus kering; 2. bare and desolate, gondol dan gersang; (of house) kosong dan tdk berseri: the ~ trees in winter, pohon-pohon gondol dan gersang pd musim sejuk; a ~ landscape, pandangan darat yg gondol dan gersang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| captive | adj 1. held as prisoner, tawanan: ~ slaves, hamba tawanan; 2. caged, dlm kurungan, terkurung: ~ animals, binatang-binatang dlm kurungan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desperate | adj 1. reckless, terdesak: a ~ killer, pembunuh yg terdesak; ~ attempts to free the captives, usaha-usaha yg terdesak utk membebaskan orang-orang tawanan; a ~ struggle for survival, perjuangan yg terdesak utk hidup; 2. undertaken as last resort, terakhir: ~ remedies for the industrial dispute, usaha terakhir utk menyelesaikan pertikaian industri itu; ~ measures, langkah-langkah terakhir; 3. suffering extreme anxiety, need, /betul-betul, benar-benar, sungguh-sungguh/ ingin: she is ~ to win, dia benar-benar ingin menang; ~ for st, /amat, sangat/ memerlukan sst: to be ~ for recognition, amat memerlukan penghargaan; 4. critical, beyond hope, genting: this ~ state of affairs is expected to continue, keadaan yg genting ini dijangka akan berterusan; his condition is ~, keadaannya genting; 5. showing, arising from despair, sangat, amat: the ~ look of hunger on his face, wajahnya yg menampakkan bahawa dia sangat lapar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bind | vt 1. fasten, secure, tie, mengikat: they bound him hand and foot, mereka mengikat kedua-dua belah tangan dan kakinya sekali; the captive was bound to a post, tawanan itu diikat pd tiang; to ~ the sticks together with a cord, mengikat batang-batang kayu itu dgn tali; ~ st fast, fasten tightly, mengikatkan sst kuat-kuat: to ~ the rope fast, mengikatkan tali itu kuat-kuat; 2. also ~ up, encircle as with a band, mengikat: she bound her hair with a ribbon, dia mengikat rambutnya dgn reben; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deliver | vt 1. distribute (letters, groceries, etc) menghantar: to ~ parcels for a department store, menghantar bungkusan utk sebuah gedung serbanika; 2. rescue, liberate, menyelamatkan, membebaskan: to ~ so. from captivity, menyelamatkan sso drpd tawanan; 3. present, menyampaikan, memberikan: to ~ a speech, menyampaikan ucapan; 4. hand over, surrender, often ~ /up, over/, menyerahkan: they were made to ~ over their revolvers, mereka dipaksa menyerahkan pistol mereka; to ~ up a village to the enemy, menyerahkan kampung kpd pihak musuh; 5. send forth, a. (ball) membaling, menghantar; b. (blow etc) memberikan: to ~ a series of punches, memberikan tumbukan yg bertubi-tubi; 6. help in the birth of, menyambut: to ~ a baby, menyambut bayi yg baru lahir; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| balk | vi. 1. (of horse), (tiba-tiba) /mogok, berhenti/: the horse ~ed and threw off its rider, kuda itu tiba-tiba mogok dan menyebabkan penunggangnya tercampak; 2. (of person) menunjukkan /keberatan, keengganan, ketidaksanggupan/: when the sergeant was ordered to shoot the prisoner, he ~ed, apabila sarjan itu diperintah menembak tawanan itu dia menunjukkan keberatannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |