| scapegoat | n (orang yg) dipersalahkan: she stole the money but I became the ~ because I was there, dia yg mencuri wang itu, tapi saya yg dipersalahkan krn saya berada di situ; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| whipping boy | n scapegoat, orang yg selalu dipersalahkan, kambing hitam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| -worthy | comb. form /patut, wajar/ [v]: praise~, patut dipuji; blame~, patut dipersalahkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| attach | ~ to, come to, [not translated]: no blame ~es to him, dia tdk dapat dipersalahkan; ~ os to, a. join os to (so.) menempel dekat (sso); (of animal) mengekori: a gossipy woman ~ed herself to me throughout the dinnner party, seorang perempuan yg suka mengumpat menempel dekat saya sepanjang jamuan makan malam itu; a stray cat ~ed itself to me as I was walking home, seekor kucing jalang mengekori saya semasa saya berjalan pulang; b. join os to, associate os with (st) menyertai: to ~ os to a travelling theatre, menyertai kumpulan teater bergerak; c. fasten os to, melekat: the barnacles that ~ themselves to ships’ bottoms, teritip yg melekat pd bahagian bawah kapal; ~ st to, a. see (sense 1.); | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| mess-up | n (colloq) keadaan /bercelaru, kucar-kacir/: who’s to blame for this ~?, siapakah yg harus dipersalahkan ttg keadaan bercelaru ini?. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| partly | adv sebahagian, separuh; (forming part of reasons) sebahagiannya: the story is only ~ true, cerita itu sebahagian sahaja yg benar; the accident was ~ my fault, kemalangan itu sebahagiannya krn kesilapan saya; ~ to blame, tdk boleh dipersalahkan sepenuhnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| door | n pintu: front ~, pintu depan; sliding ~, pintu gelangsar; ~ handle, pemegang pintu; go through that ~, masuk melalui pintu itu; the ~ to success, pintu kejayaan; behind closed ~s, secara tertutup: the Security Council met behind closed ~s to debate on the issue, Majlis Keselamatan bertemu secara tertutup utk membahaskan isu itu; /blame, fault, etc/ lies at so’s ~, sso patut dipersalahkan: I felt as though the blame lies at my ~, saya berasa seolah-olah saya yg patut dipersalahkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| absolve | vt 1. clear, free, membebaskan: to ~ so. From his obligation, membebaskan sso drpd tanggungjawabnya; to ~ so. from his /oath, vow/, membebaskan sso drpd /sumpah, ikrar/ yg telah dibuatnya; to ~ so. from blame, membebaskan sso drpd dipersalahkan or dipertanggungjawabkan; 2. (RC) mengabsolusikan: to ~ so. from his sins, mengabsolusikan sso drpd dosanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| blame | n 1. censure, celaan: he desired neither praise nor ~, dia tdk mengingini pujian atau celaan; 2. responsibility for a fault, tanggungjawab (atas sst): the ~ lies with me, tanggungjawab atas kesalahan itu terletak di bahu saya; /bear, take/ the ~, sanggup /dipersalahkan, dipertanggungjawabkan/: I’ll take the ~ for what has happened, saya sanggup dipertanggungjawabkan atas apa yg berlaku; /put, lay, throw/ the ~ for st on so., menyalahkan sso krn sst; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pity | vt 1. feel pity for, berasa /belas (kasihan), simpati/ thdp, mengasihani: I ~ the people who have to clean up this mess, saya berasa belas kasihan thdp orang-orang yg terpaksa membuang sampah sarap ini; they are to be pitied rather than blamed for this whole unfortunate affair, mereka patut dikasihani bukan dipersalahkan dlm hal yg malang ini; 2. feel contempt for, berasa kesal thdp: I really ~ you if you think that’s the right thing to do, saya betul-betul berasa kesal thdp kamu sekiranya kamu fikir itu perkara yg betul utk dilakukan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |