| middleman | n trader, intermediary, orang tengah: government is keen to reduce the number of Middlemen operating in the market, kerajaan benar-benar ingin mengurangkan bilangan orang tengah yg bergiat di pasaran; to act as a ~ in the negotiations, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| overbid | vi make too high a bid, membuat bida yg terlalu tinggi: I know I ~ for the picture, but I wanted it badly, saya tahu saya membuat bida yg terlalu tinggi utk lukisan itu, tetapi saya benar-benar ingin memperolehnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dead | ~ asleep, tidur /mati, nyenyak, lenyak, lena, lelap/; ~ drunk, terlalu mabuk, mabuk /bunga selasih, benar, betul/; be ~ against, be directly opposed to, tdk bersetuju langsung: she was ~ against the plan, dia tdk bersetuju langsung dgn rancangan itu; be ~ set on, /berazam, bertekad/ utk; (thing rel to st of less serious nature) beria-ia, ingin benar: to be ~ set on becoming a doctor, berazam utk menjadi doktor; the child was ~ set on going home, kanak-kanak itu beria-ia hendak pulang; stop ~, a. (of person, animal) berhenti (dgn) serta-merta; b. (of engine etc) mati: my car stopped ~ in the middle of the bridge, kereta saya mati di tengah-tengah jambatan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| peg | a ~ to hang st on, /alasan, peluang/ utk menyalurkan sst: he’s just looking for a ~ on which to hang his grievances, dia hanya mencari alasan utk menyalurkan ketidakpuasan hatinya; /bring, take /so. down a ~ (or two), (colloq) mengajar sso: he’s so conceited, I’d love to take him down a ~, dia terlalu angkuh, ingin benar saya mengajarnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cook | vi 1. prepare food, memasak: she has been ~ing all day, dia memasak sepanjang hari; 2. undergo cooking, dimasak: a pot of soup was ~ing slowly on the stove, seperiuk sup sedang dimasak perlahan-lahan di atas dapur; 3. (colloq) be planned, dirancangkan: he is anxious to find out what’s ~ing, dia ingin benar mengetahui apa yg sedang dirancangkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eager | adj 1. enthusiastic, /amat, sangat, sungguh/ berminat: an ~ student of foreign languages, pelajar yg sangat berminat mempelajari bahasa-bahasa asing; 2. impatiently desirous, ingin /sekali, benar/, sangat ingin, berhasrat benar: the team is ~ to win, pasukan itu ingin sekali hendak menang; ~ for success, ingin sekali mencapai kejayaan; 3. (of eyes, glance) penuh /minat, hasrat/: she pretended not to notice the man’s ~ glance, dia berpura-pura tdk melihat kerlingan penuh hasrat lelaki itu; his ~ eyes devoured the food on the table, matanya yg penuh hasrat itu seolah-seolah menelan makanan yg terhidang di meja; 4. (of embrace) penuh rindu dendam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desperate | adj 1. reckless, terdesak: a ~ killer, pembunuh yg terdesak; ~ attempts to free the captives, usaha-usaha yg terdesak utk membebaskan orang-orang tawanan; a ~ struggle for survival, perjuangan yg terdesak utk hidup; 2. undertaken as last resort, terakhir: ~ remedies for the industrial dispute, usaha terakhir utk menyelesaikan pertikaian industri itu; ~ measures, langkah-langkah terakhir; 3. suffering extreme anxiety, need, /betul-betul, benar-benar, sungguh-sungguh/ ingin: she is ~ to win, dia benar-benar ingin menang; ~ for st, /amat, sangat/ memerlukan sst: to be ~ for recognition, amat memerlukan penghargaan; 4. critical, beyond hope, genting: this ~ state of affairs is expected to continue, keadaan yg genting ini dijangka akan berterusan; his condition is ~, keadaannya genting; 5. showing, arising from despair, sangat, amat: the ~ look of hunger on his face, wajahnya yg menampakkan bahawa dia sangat lapar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stay 1 | ~ the course, menghabiskan + approp n: 2% of the 1988 intake did not ~ the course, dua peratus drpd pelajar-pelajar baru bagi tahun 1988 tdk menghabiskan kursus mereka; the doctor advised him to ~ the course prescribed if he really wanted to get well, doktor menasihatinya supaya menghabiskan ubat yg diberikan jika dia benar-benar ingin sembuh | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| circumstance | n 1. (usu in pl) fact, condition, etc concerned with an event, person, keadaan: in normal ~s we would have taken disciplinary action against the protesting students, dlm keadaan biasa, kami sudah pasti akan mengambil tindakan tatatertib thdp penuntut-penuntut yg menunjuk perasaan; the government will act as ~s require, pihak kerajaan akan bertindak sesuai dgn keadaan; we were curious to find out about the ~s surrounding his death, kami benar-benar ingin tahu akan keadaan sekitar kematiannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| itch | ~ for, ingin /sangat, sekali, benar, sungguh/: he was~ ing for the chance to prove his ability, dia ingin sekali membuktikan kebolehannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |