| furtive | adj sly, stealthy, berdiam-diam, bersenyap-senyap; (of look, glance) curi-curi: he aroused our suspicion by his ~ behaviour, kelakuannya yg berdiam-diam itu menimbulkan syak wasangka kami; the thief was ~ in his movements, pencuri itu berdiam-diam dlm tindak-tanduknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tongue | hold o’s ~, berdiam diri, membisu: he could hardly control his temper and found it difficult to hold his ~, dia tdk dapat mengawal dirinya dan sukar baginya utk terus berdiam diri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sit | c. not take any action, berdiam diri: although he could have helped us, he just sat back and let us suffer, walaupun dia dapat menolong kami tetapi dia hanya berdiam diri dan membiarkan kami menderita; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| peace | mengganggunya sehinggalah dia bersetuju membawa mereka ke pertunjukan sarkas itu; /hold, keep/ o’s ~, berdiam diri: despite the provocations, he held his ~, walaupun ada hasutan, dia berdiam diri; keep the ~, menjaga /keamanan, ketenteraman/: without the police to keep the ~, things could get out of hand, tanpa pihak polis menjaga keamanan, keadaan tdk akan terkawal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| furtiveness | n sifat /berdiam-diam, bersenyap-senyap/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wistful | adj hiba, sayu: he grew silent and ~, dia berdiam diri dan hiba; she watched them leave with ~ eyes, dia memandang mereka pergi dgn pandangan hiba; I was touched by the ~ expression on her face, saya terharu dgn wajahnya yg hiba; a ~ smile, senyum hiba. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unsmiling | adj tdk senyum: he remained silent and ~, dia tetap berdiam diri dan tdk senyum. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wordless | adj 1. (fml) silent, membisu, tdk berkata-kata, berdiam diri: she sat there ~, the tears streaming down her cheeks, dia duduk membisu di situ dgn air mata bercucuran di pipinya; he was ~ with amazement, dia tdk berkata-kata krn hairan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stonily | adv tanpa perasaan: he sat ~ silent all through the meeting, dia duduk berdiam diri tanpa perasaan sepanjang mesyuarat itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| imply | vt 1. signify, menandakan: silence sometimes implies agreement, berdiam diri kadang-kadang menandakan bersetuju; 2. entail, melibatkan: organising a major conference implies detailed planning, menganjurkan satu persidangan yg besar melibatkan perancangan yg terperinci; 3. hint at, membayangkan: his statement implies support for the cause, kenyataannya membayangkan sokongannya thdp perjuangan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |