| flimsy | adj 1. light and thin, tipis, nipis: ~ lace, kain renda yg tipis; 2. lacking solidity, tdk /kuat, kukuh/; (of clothing, shoes, etc) tdk tahan: a ~ structure of wood and rusty iron, binaan yg tdk kukuh yg dibuat drpd kayu dan besi berkarat; 3. weak, not convincing, tdk kukuh; (of excuse) lemah, tdk kukuh: you can’t arrest me on such ~ evidence, saudara tdk boleh menangkap saya berdasarkan bukti yg tdk kukuh spt itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| long 1 | a ~ chance, /peluang, harapan/ yg tipis: you’re taking a ~ chance but who knows, you might succeed, kamu mempunyai peluang yg tipis tetapi siapa tahu, kamu mungkin berjaya; ~ in the tooth, (colloq) sudah tua: don’t you think you’re a bit ~ in the tooth to start going skiing, tidakkah kamu fikir kamu ini sudah agak tua utk mula bermain ski; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| airy | adj 1. breezy, berangin: the room is spacious and ~, bilik itu luas dan berangin; 2. weightless, tipis: ~ voile, kain voile yg tipis; 3. light, graceful, lemah longlai, lemah gemalai: her ~ tread, langkahnya yg lemah longlai; 4. lively, gay, riang; 5. empty, fanciful, kosong: ~ ideals, impian-impian kosong; ~ promises, janji-janji kosong; 6. immaterial, niskala, mujarad, tdk berbentuk: ~ spirits, makhluk halus niskala; 7. (colloq) nonchalant, acuh tak acuh, endah tak endah: his friend’s ~ attitude infuriated him, sikap acuh tak acuh kawannya menyebabkan dia marah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ray 1 | n 1. beam of heat or light, sinar: the ~s of the sun, sinar matahari; ultra-violet ~s, sinar ultralembayung; 2. trace, tipis: there is still a ~ of hope for them, masih ada harapan tipis bagi mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| thin | adj 1. having small extent between opposite surfaces, nipis, tipis; (of wire, thread, etc) halus: a piece of ~ silk, sehelai kain sutera yg nipis; the meat is cut in ~ slices, daging itu dipotong nipis; a ~ lay | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fine1 | 4. consists of very small particles, halus; (of mist, smoke) tipis: ~ sand, pasir yg halus; clouds of ~ dust rose up when he entered the empty house, habuk yg halus berkepul-kepul naik apabila dia memasuki rumah yg kosong itu; 5. having very small holes, halus (matanya): ~ fishing nets, jala ikan yg halus matanya; ~ sieve, tapisan yg halus; 6. delicate, subtle, halus: a ~ difference in meaning, perbezaan makna yg halus; he made a few ~ adjustments to the car’s engine, dia membuat beberapa penyesuaian yg halus pd enjin keretanya; the ~r details of the argument escaped him, dia tdk dapat menangkap butiran-butiran yg halus dlm perdebatan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dwindle | vi 1. diminish, semakin /berkurangan, susut/; (of hopes) semakin /pudar, tipis/: the population is dwindling, bilangan penduduk semakin berkurangan; his fortune ~d, kekayaannya semakin berkurangan; 2. decline, semakin merosot: the port ~d in importance, kepentingan pelabuhan itu semakin merosot; 3. shrink, mengecil; (as st recedes from view) kelihatan semakin kecil: the star ~d to a speck in the sky, bintang itu kelihatan semakin kecil di langit; 4. (of race, species, etc) semakin pupus. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| recede | vi 1. move back or away, a. (of tide, flood, etc) surut: the flood waters slowly ~d, air bah itu surut perlahan-lahan; b. (of hairline) menyusut: his hairline is receding, garis rambutnya semakin menyusut; 2. become more distant, menghilang: she watched from the deck as the island ~d into the distance, dr geladak dia melihat pulau itu menghilang di kejauhan; 3. decline, merosot: share prices ~d slightly today, harga-harga saham merosot sedikit hari ini; 4. become slight, menjadi tipis: hopes of finding the children alive are receding, harapan utk menjumpai anak-anak itu dlm keadaan masih hidup menjadi tipis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wildcat | adj 1. risky, berisiko: this ~ scheme has little hope of success, skim yg berisiko ini mempunyai harapan yg tipis utk berjaya; 2. happening unofficially and unexpectedly, kilat: ~ strike, mogok kilat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| clear | vi 1. become transparent, not turbid, menjadi jernih: the muddy water ~ed after the rain, air yg keruh itu menjadi jernih selepas hujan; 2. become unclouded, less severe, menjadi cerah; (of fog, mist, etc) menjadi tipis; (of storm) mereda: the sky ~ed, langit menjadi cerah; 3. (of face, countenance, etc) cerah, jernih: his face ~ed when he heard the good news, air mukanya cerah apabila mendengar berita baik itu; 4. disappear, hilang: this rash will ~ in a few days, ruam ini akan hilang dlm beberapa hari; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |