| vain | n; in ~, (dgn) sia-sia: all efforts to save him were in ~, segala usaha utk menyelamatkannya sia-sia; he tried in ~ to convince her, dgn sia-sia dia mencuba meyakinkannya; the soldier did not die in ~, askar itu tdk mati sia-sia. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wild-goose chase | n kerja sia-sia: he sent me on a ~, dia menyuruh saya membuat kerja sia-sia; she went on a ~ looking for them, dia membuat kerja sia-sia mencari mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| senseless | adj 1. purposeless, sia-sia: a ~ murder, pembunuhan yg sia-sia; it was an act of ~ vandalism, itu ialah satu perbuatan merosakkan harta benda awam yg sia-sia; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| naught | n (archaic);all for ~, semuanya sia-sia belaka; come to ~, menjadi sia-sia: all their schemes came to ~, kesemua rancangan mereka menjadi sia-sia. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bootless | adj sia-sia: a ~ task, usaha yg sia-sia. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| purposeless | adj tdk /ada erti, bererti/, sia-sia: a ~ crime, jenayah yg sia-sia; his life became ~, hidupnya menjadi tdk bererti. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vain | 3. empty, worthless, sia-sia: the ~ pursuit of luxury disgusted him, usaha mengejar kemewahan yg sia-sia ini menjengkelkannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| count 1 | ~ for /little, nothing/, sia-sia sahaja: all his work ~s for nothing, segala kerjanya sia-sia sahaja; ~ for much, dianggap penting: money ~s for much in our society, wang dianggap penting dlm masyarakat kita; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nothing | b. to no purpose, sia-sia: all her work was for ~ in the end, segala kerjanya sia-sia akhirnya; have ~ going for one, tdk ada peluang bagi sso: she was determined to succeed although she had ~ going for her, dia berazam utk berjaya walaupun tdk ada peluang baginya; have ~ in one, tdk ada tokoh; have ~ on, a. be inferior to, tdk sebaik: she has ~ on you, you can definitely win the race, dia tdk sebaik kamu, kamu pasti akan memenangi perlumbaan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| futile | adj 1. ineffectual, vain, sia-sia: his ~ attempts to escape, percubaannya yg sia-sia utk melarikan diri; 2. useless, frivolous, tdk berguna. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |