| nerve-racking | adj (rather frightened) takut; (tense, highly strung) berasa /gemuruh, gugup, agak gementar/: she’s ~ about travelling by air, dia takut menaiki kapal terbang; he’s a public figure but he still feels ~ before making a speech, dia seorang tokoh masyarakat tetapi dia masih berasa gemuruh sebelum berucap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| public | akan dibuat pengumuman umum; 5. (of person) well-known, familiar, terkenal: he was a ~ figure but tried to keep his private life out of the newspapers, dia ialah tokoh terkenal tetapi mencuba mengelakkan kehidupan peribadinya disiarkan dlm akhbar; 6. of the affairs or in the service of the people, orang ramai, rakyat: he has been in ~ life now for a number of years, dia telah berkhidmat dgn orang ramai bertahun-tahun lamanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| figure | 6.a. person vaguely discerned, susuk tubuh, lembaga: he could see two dark ~s standing near the wall, dia dapat melihat dua susuk tubuh hitam yg berdiri dekat tembok itu; b. person of particular shape, (orang yg) berbadan [adj], (orang yg) /bentuk, susuk/ /badannya, tubuhnya/ [adj]: John Doraisamy was a lean ~ of a man with grey hair, John Doraisamy lelaki yg berbadan langsing or bentuk badannya langsing dan rambutnya beruban; 7.a. personality, tokoh: the great ~s in politics, tokoh-tokoh besar dlm politik; a public ~, tokoh masyarakat; b. person fulfilling role mentioned, tokoh: the ageing king became the father ~ for his people, raja yg semakin tua itu menjadi tokoh bapa kpd rakyatnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |