| relent | vi 1. soften, berlembut: in spite of all our pleas, he would not ~, walaupun kami semua merayu, tetapi dia tdk mahu berlembut; 2. (of rain, storm, etc) mereda: in the morning the storm ~ed a little, pd waktu pagi ribut mereda sedikit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| apologetic | adj 1. containing an apology, meminta maaf: to write an ~ letter, menulis surat meminta maaf; ~ pleas, rayuan utk meminta maaf; 2. showing, expressing apology, seolah-olah meminta maaf: he gave me an ~ smile, dia tersenyum seolah-olah meminta maaf kpd saya; to speak in an ~ voice, bercakap dgn suara seolah-olah meminta maaf; 3. willing, anxious to apologize, a. (at specif instance) meminta maaf; b. (by nature) suka meminta maaf: she was ~ about the mistake, dia meminta maaf krn kesalahan itu; he is always so ~, dia selalu suka meminta maaf. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| obdurate | adj (fml & derog) keras kepala, keras hati; (of leadership, determination, etc) keras: in spite of their pleas for clemency he remained ~, walaupun mereka merayu supaya dia menaruh rasa belas kasihan, dia tetap keras hati; his ~ determination to gain control, azamnya yg keras utk mendapat kuasa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| marble | adj 1. made of marble, (drpd) /marmar, pualam/: ~ statue, patung marmar; 2. cold and unfeeling, dingin dan tdk berperasaan: her pleas could not soften his ~ heart, rayuan-rayuannya tdk dapat melembutkan hat | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pitilessly | adv1. ruthlessly, tanpa belas kasihan; 2. harshly, severely, dgn + approp adj; (qualifying adj) sungguh + approp n: their pleas were ~ ignored, permintaan mereka diketepikan tanpa belas kasihan; the wind blew ~ around the small hut, angin bertiup dgn keras di sekeliling pondok kecil itu; a ~ hot sun, matahari yg sungguh terik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preserve | b. keep safe for the future, memelihara: efforts have been made to ~ the historical site, segala usaha telah dijalankan utk memelihara kawasan yg bersejarah itu; their aim was to ~ their traditional customs, tujuan mereka adalah utk memelihara adat tradisi mereka; c. keep safe from harm etc, menyelamatkan; (in pleas to God) melindungi: it is the duty of every doctor to ~ life, memang menjadi tugas doktor utk melindungi nyawa; may God ~ us from evil, semoga Tuhan melindungi kami drpd kejahatan; 2. retain (dignity, sense of humour, etc) menjaga, mengawal: I managed to ~ my self-respect by not responding to their sarcastic remarks, saya dapat menjaga maruah saya dgn tdk mempedulikan sindiran mereka; 3. keep (food) from decay, mengawet: they dried the salted strips of meat in the sun and so ~d them, mereka mengeringkan kepingan daging bergaram itu di tengah panas lalu mengawetkannya; she ~s fruits for winter, dia mengawet buah-buahan utk musim sejuk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| immune | adj 1. protected, secure, a. (from or against disease, poison, etc) imun, lali: ~ to rubella, imun thdp rubela; b. (from or against criticism, attack, etc) lali: he has become ~ to unfair criticism, dia telah menjadi lali thdp kritikan yg tdk adil; 2. exempt (from punishment, prosecution, etc) kebal: ~ from legal action, kebal drpd tindakan undang-undang; 3. not susceptible, lali: ~ to all pleas, lali oleh pujuk rayu; a man who seems quite ~ to the pressures of business life, lelaki yg nampaknya lali thdp tekanan hidup sbg ahli perniagaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deaf | adj pekak, tuli; (temporarily) bengang, bengap, bengal: to be ~ in one ear, pekak sebelah; I’m still ~ from travelling in the plane, telinga saya masih bengap krn penerbangan tadi; be ~ to, /memekakkan, menulikan/ telinga [sso] thdp, sengaja tdk mahu mendengar: he is ~ to all her suggestions, dia memekakkan telinganya pd segala cadangan gadis itu; turn a ~ ear to, memekakkan telinga thdp, tdk menghiraukan: he turned a ~ ear to my pleas, dia memekakkan telinga thdp rayuan saya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |