| evade | vt 1. get, keep out of the way of, /mengelak, mengelakkan diri/ drpd: until now he has managed to ~ his creditors, sehingga kini, dia dapat mengelak drpd pemberi hutangnya; 2. find a way of not doing or dealing with (st),/mengelak, mengelakkan diri/ drpd (approp v): he left town to ~ paying his debts, dia meninggalkan bandar utk mengelakkan diri drpd membayar hutangnya;they tried to ~ capture by remaining in hiding, mereka mengelak drpd ditangkap dgn terus bersembunyi; the men who ~d military service during the war, kaum lelaki yg mengelak drpd (menjalani) perkhidmatan tentera semasa perang; 3. avoid answering, mengelak drpd menjawab: when we asked her the question, she did not try to ~ it, apabila kami mengemukakan soalan itu, dia tdk pula mencuba mengelak drpd menjawab soalan tersebut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| side-step | 2. evade, mengelak drpd + approp v: the minister skilfully ~ped the issue every time someone tried to bring it up, menteri itu dgn pandai mengelak drpd membincangkan isu itu setiap kali isu itu cuba ditimbulkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elude | vt 1. evade, mengelakkan diri: they were able to ~ the pursuing soldiers, mereka dapat mengelakkan diri drpd askar-askar yg mengejar mereka; for three years he has managed to ~ all responsibilities, selama tiga tahun dia dapat mengelakkan diri drpd segala tanggungjawab; 2. escape discovery, understanding, etc, tdk dapat + approp v: the solution ~d her, dia tdk dapat mencari penyelesaian; the meaning of her glance ~d me, makna kerlingannya tdk dapat saya fahami; 3. escape the memory of, tdk /teringat, dapat diingat/ oleh:I remember his face very well but his name ~s me for the moment, saya ingat benar wajahnya tetapi namanya saya tdk ingat pd ketika ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| double | ~ back, berpatah balik: to evade his pursuers he ~d back quickly, utk mengelakkan orang yg memburunya dia berpatah balik dengan cepat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bilk | vt 1. evade making payment to (creditor) mengelakkan diri drpd: his skill in ~ing his creditors, kelicikannya dlm mengelakkan diri drpd pemiutangnya; 2. cheat, menipu: he ~ed the firm out of more than one million dollars, dia menipu firma itu lebih drpd sejuta ringgit; 3. elude, escape from, /melepaskan, melarikan/ diri drpd: a criminal adept at ~ing the police, penjenayah yg pandai melepaskan diri drpd polis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| issue | /cloud, confuse/ the ~, mengelirukan /isu, persoalan/; /evade, duck/ the ~, mengelak drpd sst /isu, persoalan/; 2. result, consequence, hasil + approp n: we await the ~ with interest, kami menunggu hasil perbincangan itu dgn penuh minat; 3. st put forth, produced, supplied, (of newspaper, magazine, etc) terbitan; (of stamp) keluaran; (of shares, bonds, etc) terbitan; (of uniform, firearms, etc) bekalan: he has a copy of the first ~ of the paper, dia mempunyai senaskhah terbitan pertama akhbar tersebut; she usually buys samples of each new stamp ~, dia selalunya membeli contoh setiap setem keluaran baru; new share ~s, terbitan saham baru; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fence | vi 1. practise fencing, bermain pedang; 2. evade giving direct answer, bertikam lidah, berdebat: they seem to enjoy fencing with each other, nampaknya mereka suka bertikam lidah antara satu sama lain; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drag-net | n 1. pukat tunda; 2. (fig.) jaring: they managed to evade the police ~, mereka dapat mengelak jaring polis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| loophole | n 1. means of avoiding penalty, responsibility in rule or law, jalan keluar: some people can evade tax due to ~s in the law, sesetengah orang dapat mengelakkan cukai krn adanya jalan keluar dlm undang-undang; 2. slit in masonry wall, lubang: the old fort had narrow ~s through which the soldiers fired, tembok lama itu mempunyai lubang-lubang yg membolehkan askar-askar menembak menerusinya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pitiful | adj 1.causing pity, menimbulkan rasa belas, membelaskan hati: he is the most ~ figure, old, and living alone with no one to care for him, dia menimbulkan rasa belas, tua, hidup bersendirian dan tdk ada sesiapa yg mengendahkannya; 2. deserving contempt, [various translations]: a ~ attempt to evade the issue, percubaannya utk lari drpd isu itu amat dikesali; I expect he’ll make his usual ~ excuses, saya rasa dia akan memberi alasan-alasan yg bodoh spt biasa; they worked long hours for ~ wages, mereka bekerja dlm tempoh waktu yg panjang dgn bayaran upah yg amat sedikit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |