| 3. so., st to which action, feeling, thought, etc is directed, [various translations]: she was the ~ of his passion, gadis itu ialah tumpuan keberahiannya; I don’t want to be the ~ of embarrassment to the family, saya tdk mahu keluarga saya mendapat malu krn saya; an ~ of ridicule, bahan ejekan; he decided on the Ming period as the ~ of his research, dia membuat keputusan utk menjadikan zaman Ming sbg tumpuan kajiannya; | 3. so., st to which action, feeling, thought, etc is directed, [various translations]: she was the ~ of his passion, gadis itu ialah tumpuan keberahiannya; I don’t want to be the ~ of embarrassment to the family, saya tdk mahu keluarga saya mendapat malu krn saya; an ~ of ridicule, bahan ejekan; he decided on the Ming period as the ~ of his research, dia membuat keputusan utk menjadikan zaman Ming sbg tumpuan kajiannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |