| bestir | vt; ~ os, (fml) bergerak cergas: she ~red herself at the crack of dawn, dia bergerak cergas sebaik-baik sahaja fajar menyingsing. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| soon | as ~ as, sebaik(-baik) saja: he answered as ~ as I finished speaking, dia menjawab sebaik saja saya habis bercakap; as ~ as possible, secepat mungkin; ~er or later, lambat-laun: it’s got to be done ~er or later so we might as well do it now, lambat-laun terpaksa dibuat juga, lebih baik kita buat sekarang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| should | c. (expressing action or state which is desirable or commendable) sebaik(-baik)nya, seelok(-elok)nya, lebih baik; (indic that such an action or state is required) hendaklah: we ~ take a taxi, ~n’t we?, sebaik-baiknya kita naik teksi, bukan?; you ~ take an umbrella in case it rains, lebih baik kamu bawa payung kalau-kalau hujan; all participants ~ display their competitor’s number clearly, semua peserta hendaklah mempamerkan nombor sertaan dgn jelas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| best | the ~ part of, sebahagian besar (drpd); (rel to time) hampir: he ate the ~ part of the chicken, dimakannya sebahagian besar drpd ayam itu; the ~ part of a journey, sebahagian besar perjalanan; he hasn’t seen her for the ~ part of a week, hampir seminggu dia tdk berjumpa dengannya; the ~ part of an hour, hampir sejam; the ~ thing to do, yg paling baik dilakukan; the ~ way, cara yg /paling baik, sebaik-baiknya/; make the ~ use of st, menggunakan sst sebaik-baiknya; put o’s ~ foot forward, berusaha /sebaik-baiknya, sedaya upaya/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| best | (all) for the ~, a. with good intentions, dgn /niat, tujuan/ baik; b. desirable in the end, rupa-rupanya mendatangkan kebaikan akhirnya; all the ~, selamat /sejahtera, maju jaya/; at ~, paling + approp adj: at ~ we can finish the project at the end of next year, paling cepat kami dapat menyelesaikan projek ini pd akhir tahun hadapan; pd /puncaknya, tahap kecemerlangannya/; at o’s ~, paling /bagus, baik/; at the ~ of times, dlm keadaan yg paling baik; do o’s (level) ~, /berusaha, mencuba/ /seboleh-bolehnya, sedapat-dapatnya/; /get, have/ the ~ of (it) mendapat /kemenangan, kejayaan/, menang: he had the ~ of the fight with his opponent, dia mendapat kemenangan dlm pertarungan dgn lawannya; the Trade Union was having the ~ of it in the dispute, Kesatuan Sekerja mendapat kemenangan dlm pertikaian itu; make the ~ of, /mengambil manfaat dr, memanfaatkan/ [sst] dgn sebaik-baiknya: to make the ~ of o’s opportunities, mengambil manfaat dr kesempatan yg ada dgn sebaik-baiknya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| best | adv (superl of WELL) 1. most, paling: I like coffee ~, saya paling suka akan kopi; the ~ loved character in the play, watak yg paling disukai dlm drama itu; the ~ known painting by Picasso, lukisan Picasso yg paling terkenal; 2. most usefully, to the most advantage, benefit, etc, sebaik-baiknya, paling baik: the past is ~ forgotten, yg sudah-sudah itu sebaik-baiknya dilupakan sahaja; 3. most excellently, paling baik: he works ~ in the morning, dia bekerja paling baik pd waktu pagi; ~-dressed, berpakaian paling menarik: the ~-dressed woman at the ball, wanita yg berpakaian paling menarik di majlis tari-menari itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| procure | vt 1. (fml)obtain or acquire (st) esp through effort, mendapat: he was lucky enough to ~ work as soon as he arrived, dia bernasib baik betul krn mendapat kerja sebaik saja dia sampai; 2. obtain (girls)for prostitution, mencari [sso] utk dijadikan pelacur: pimps who ~d country girls for the brothels of the city, muncikari yg mencari budak perempuan kampung utk dijadikan pelacur di sarang pelacur bandar itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expectation | ~ of life, jangkaan /umur, hayat/; /against, contrary to /(all) ~(s), bertentangan drpd apa yg /dijangka, diharapkan/: Williams, against all ~s, won the world championship, Williams, bertentangan drpd apa yg dijangka, memenangi kejohanan dunia itu; beyond /~, o’s ~s /, better than was hoped for, lebih baik drpd yg diharapkan: the concert was beyond our ~, konsert itu lebih baik drpd yg kami harapkan; /fall short of, not come up to/ so’s ~s, tdk sebaik spt yg sso harapkan: I always enjoy listening to his albums, but his latest hit single really fell short of my ~s, saya selalu seronok mendengar albumnya, tetapi lagu hit terbarunya tdk sebaik spt yg saya harapkan; live up to so’s ~s, memenuhi jangkaan sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| 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 |