| downward | adj 1. from higher to lower place, position, ke bawah: a ~ glance, memandang ke bawah; 2. (of trend) menurun: to halt the ~ trend of rubber prices, memberhentikan arah aliran harga getah yg menurun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| catch | ~ up on, a. (new development, trend) mengikuti: to ~ up on the latest fashion from Paris, mengikuti fesyen terbaru dr Paris; b. (neglected work, correspondence, etc) menyiapkan: she went to the office an hour early to ~ up on the work she had not done, dia pergi ke pejabat sejam lebih awal utk menyiapkan kerja yg belum dibuatnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| jejune | adj (fml) 1. dull, uninteresting, dry, membosankan, menjemukan: ~ lectures, kuliah yg membosankan; 2. naive, childish, masih mentah, belum matang: her ~ remarks on the current political trend, komennya yg masih mentah ttg aliran politik masa kini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| current | n 1. (of water, air, gas) arus: strong air ~s, arus udara yg kuat; cold ~, arus dingin; ocean ~, arus lautan; 2. (electr) arus: ~ generator, penjana arus; 3. general trend, arus, aliran: the ~ of o’s life, arus hidup sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drift | n 1. drifting movement, slow current, aliran: the ~ of the current, aliran arus; 2. heap of material piled up by the wind, hanyutan: snow ~, hanyutan salji; ice ~, hanyutan ais; 3. movement of people away from or towards st, aliran: the ~ of young people from the rural areas to the towns, aliran orang-orang muda dr kawasan luar bandar ke bandar; 4. general tendency, trend, aliran: the ~ towards privatization, aliran ke arah penswastaan; 5. gist, general meaning, maksud; (of conversation) biji butir: I don’t think I got the ~ of what he said, saya rasa saya tdk faham maksud kata-katanya; 6. (esp derog) practice of waiting for things to happen, menunggu: the government’s policy of ~, dasar menunggu kerajaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beginning | n 1. start, commencement, permulaan: the ~ of change, permulaan arus perubahan; 2. first part, bahagian /permulaan, awal/: the ~ of the play was very boring, bahagian permulaan drama itu sangat membosankan; 3. starting point, permulaan: the arrival of swallows heralds the ~ of summer, ketibaan burung layang-layang menandakan permulaan musim panas; 4. (also in pl) origin, permulaan: the ~ of the new trend is related to the changing structure of capitalism, permulaan aliran yg baru itu berhubung dgn struktur kapitalisme yg berubah-ubah; from a modest ~ the company has become a giant concern, dr permulaan yg sederhana, syarikat itu menjadi syarikat raksasa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |