| opportunity | n chance, peluang, kesempatan: I am glad to have this ~ of speaking to you alone, saya berasa gembira krn mendapat peluang utk bercakap dgn saudari; to demand equal opportunities for women, menuntut peluang yg sama utk kaum wanita; it is a good offer and such an ~ should not be missed, itu satu tawaran yg baik dan peluang spt itu tdk harus dilepaskan; he avails himself of every ~ to denigrate his boss, dia menggunakan setiap peluang utk mencemuh bosnya; at the first ~, sebaik saja ada /peluang, kesempatan/: we’ll discuss it at the first ~, kita akan membincangkannya sebaik saja ada peluang; at every ~, setiap kali ada /peluang, kesempatan/. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sporting | a ~ chance, peluang: don’t give up yet. We’ve got a ~ing chance of winning, jangan mengaku kalah lagi. Kita masih ada peluang utk menang; he has a ~ chance of getting the job, dia ada peluang utk mendapat kerja itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prospect | in ~, ada /peluang, harapan/: he has thrown up his job and has no other in ~ at the moment, dia telah berhenti kerja dan belum ada peluang mendapat kerja yg baru; some aid for the farmers is in ~, ada peluang bagi peladang-peladang itu utk mendapatkan bantuan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| break | a bad ~, nasib yg /malang, buruk/; a lucky ~, a. good opportunity, peluang yg baik, kesempatan; b. good luck, nasib baik, tuah; get all the ~s, a. get all the opportunities, selalu mendapat peluang; b. get all the good luck, selalu bernasib baik; give so. a ~, a. not harass so., /membiarkan, tdk mendesak/ sso; b. give opportunity, memberi sso /kesempatan, peluang/, memberikan /peluang, kesempatan/ kpd sso; make a ~, (lari) meluru: three prisoners at the end of the line tried to make a ~ for the woods, tiga orang tahanan di hujung barisan mencuba meluru ke hutan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| long 1 | a ~ chance, /peluang, harapan/ yg tipis: you’re taking a ~ chance but who knows, you might succeed, kamu mempunyai peluang yg tipis tetapi siapa tahu, kamu mungkin berjaya; ~ in the tooth, (colloq) sudah tua: don’t you think you’re a bit ~ in the tooth to start going skiing, tidakkah kamu fikir kamu ini sudah agak tua utk mula bermain ski; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fat | a ~ chance, (sl) mana ada peluang: a ~ chance I’ve got of getting the day off, mana ada peluang saya dapat cuti hari ini; a ~ lot, (sl) mana: a ~ lot you care, mana kamu peduli; a ~ lot you know about it, mana kau tahu ttg hal ini; a ~ lot of good, (sl) tak ada gunanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| running | /in, out of/ the ~, /ada, tdk ada/ peluang, /berpeluang, tdk berpeluang/ utk: he is still in the ~ for the post, dia masih ada peluang utk mendapat jawatan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| toss-up | 2. (colloq) even chance, peluang ... sama: it’s a ~ between the two players as to who will win, peluang utk menang antara kedua-dua pemain itu, sama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| open | the customs officer ordered him to ~ up the boot, pegawai kastam itu menyuruh dia membuka but keretanya; our company will be ~ing up its thirteenth branch in Ipoh soon, syarikat kami akan membuka cawangannya yg ketiga belas di Ipoh tdk lama lagi; there is a plan afoot to ~ up new industrial areas in Seremban, ada rancangan yg sedang dijalankan utk membuka kawasan perindustrian baru di Seremban; a chance meeting that ~ed up new possibilities for us, pertemuan secara kebetulan yg membuka peluang-peluang baru utk kami; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| look-in | n (colloq) chance, /peluang, can/ utk + approp v: up against such strong competition, you won’t even get a ~, dgn adanya saingan hebat itu, kamu tdk ada peluang utk menang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |