mat 1 | vi become entangled, berserabut; (of hair on head) kusut: the vines had become ~ted and had completely hidden the fence, vain-vain menjadi berserabut dan pagar itu langsung tdk kelihatan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
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 |
vain | 3. empty, worthless, sia-sia: the ~ pursuit of luxury disgusted him, usaha mengejar kemewahan yg sia-sia ini menjengkelkannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
vain | 2. fruitless, sia-sia: they boy made a ~ attempt to free himself from the man’s grip, budak itu mencuba melepaskan dirinya dr cengkaman lelaki itu tetapi sia-sia; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
vain | adj 1. conceited, (ber)megah (diri): he has always been ~ about his good looks, dia sentiasa bermegah dgn rupanya yg lawa; the peacock is thought of as ~, burung merak dianggap sbg suka bermegah diri; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
useless | 2. vain, tdk berguna: it is ~ to argue with her, memang tdk berguna bertengkar dengannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
peacock | 3. ( derog) vain, (orang yg) berpakaian hebat dan bergaya: unlike his wife, he’s a real ~, dia betul-betul berpakaian hebat dan bergaya, tdk spt isterinya. | 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 |
quixotic | adj romantik dan melulu: his ~ act was all in vain, tindakannya yg romantik dan melulu itu sia-sia saja. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
sticky | be on a ~ wicket, (fig.) dlm /kesusahan, kesukaran/: they’re on a pretty ~ wicket at the moment – all their efforts may have been in vain, mereka agak dlm kesusahan sekarang ini – semua usaha mereka mungkin menjadi sia-sia saja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |