| drought | n 1. excessive dryness, kemarau: the crops were destroyed by ~, tanaman itu musnah akibat kemarau; 2. period of scanty rainfall, (musim) kemarau: the ~ lasted for a year, musim kemarau itu berlarutan sehingga setahun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| affect 1 | vt 1. act upon esp adversely, (act.) menjejaskan; (pass.) terjejas: the dry season ~ed the rice crop, musim kemarau menjejaskan hasil padi; heavy rain did not ~ the attendance at the match, hujan lebat tdk menjejaskan kehadiran penonton di perlawanan itu; smoking ~s health, merokok menjejaskan kesihatan; 2. involve, concern, (act.) melibatkan; (pass.) terlibat: this order ~s all public servants, perintah ini melibatkan semua kakitangan awam; these restrictions ~ canned food particularly, sekatan-sekatan ini melibatkan makanan dlm tin khususnya; a decision that ~s me personally, keputusan yg melibatkan saya secara peribadi; 3. influence, mempengaruhi: soil conditions ~ plant growth, keadaan tanah mempengaruhi pertumbuhan tanaman; facts that ~ed the findings, fakta-fakta yg mempengaruhi kesimpulan yg dicapai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spell 1 | 3. signify, indicate, menandakan: the long drought has spelt ruin for many farmers, kemarau panjang menandakan kemusnahan bagi ramai petani; a man who believes that democracy ~s corruption, seorang yg percaya bahawa demokrasi menandakan rasuah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hard | adj 1. firm, unyielding, keras; (of body, muscle, etc) pejal, keras: the ground was ~ because of the drought, tanah itu keras akibat kemarau; a ~ mattress, tilam yg keras; ~ muscles, otot yg pejal; 2. severe, unkind, keras; (of words) kasar: his father was a ~ man, bapanya keras orangnya; be ~ on so., bersikap keras thdp sso; 3. forceful, kuat: a ~ blow on the head, pukulan yg kuat di kepala; 4. performing st with great intensity, persistence, etc, kuat: a ~ worker, orang yg kuat bekerja; a ~ drinker, orang yg kuat minum arak; a ~ smoker, orang yg kuat merokok; 5. requiring much effort, berat: ~ work, kerja yg berat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| parch | vt 1. make very dry a. ( land, soil, etc), ( act. ) menyebabkan [sst] kering /kontang, kerontang/; (pass.) kering /kontang, kerontang/: the long drought ~ed the field, kemarau panjang telah menyebabkan padang itu kering kontang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| warfare | n 1. war, perang: tactics used in guerilla ~, taktik-taktik yg digunakan dlm perang gerila; 2. violent conflict, pertarungan: the farmers’ unending ~ with drought, pertarungan petani yg tdk habis-habis menentang kemarau. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| necessary | adj 1. essential, needed, perlu: is all this luggage ~?, adakah semua beg ini perlu?; hard work is ~ for success in life, bekerja keras adalah perlu utk berjaya dlm hidup; don’t stay longer than ~, jangan tinggal lebih lama drpd yg perlu; 2. inevitable, natural consequence, tdk dapat dielakkan: famine is often a ~ consequence of drought, selalunya kebuluran ialah akibat kemarau yg tdk dapat dielakkan; do the ~, membuat apa-apa yg patut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| waste | vt 1. use extravagantly or uselessly, membazirkan, membuang: you are only wasting money in repairing it, kamu hanya membazirkan wang membaikinya; he ~d too much energy early in the race, dia terlalu banyak membuang tenaga pd awal perlumbaan itu; 2. fail to take advantage of, melepaskan: he has had many opportunities, but has ~d them, dia mendapat peluang yg banyak tetapi dilepaskannya; 3. (usu pass.) be of no advantage, sia-sia: your advice is ~d on her, nasihat kamu kepadanya sia-sia sahaja; 4. cause to lose flesh, strength, etc, menyusutkan: the disease is wasting his body, penyakit itu semakin menyusutkan badannya; 5. make (farming land) useless by damage, menanduskan: drought has ~d the land, musim kemarau telah menanduskan tanah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |