| curiosity | n 1. eagerness to learn, sifat ingin tahu; (derog), (sikap) suka ambil tahu: children have a natural ~ about the human body, kanak-kanak mempunyai sifat ingin tahu yg semula jadi ttg tubuh badan manusia; your ~ may lead you into trouble, sikap suka ambil tahu kamu itu nanti akan menyusahkan kamu; be burning with ~, ingin tahu sangat: we were burning with ~ as to what was being said in the next room, kami ingin tahu sangat ttg apa yg diperkatakan di bilik sebelah; 2. so. or st strange, keanehan, keganjilan: a veiled woman would be a ~ in that country, wanita yg memakai purdah merupakan suatu keanehan di negara itu; that old wing chair is quite a ~, kerusi lama yg bersayap itu merupakan suatu keanehan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fond | 3. indulgent, suka memanjakan (sso): a ~ mother, ibu yg suka memanjakan anaknya; 4. foolishly, naively cherished, [various translations]: the superintendent laughed at my ~ fancies, penyelia itu ketawa mendengar khayalan saya yg bodoh itu; she had a ~ belief that Mr Edwards would re-employ her, dia percaya dgn tulus hati bahawa En. Edwards akan mengambil dia bekerja kembali; it is so’s ~ /hope, wish, etc /, sso sangat /ingin + approp v, berharap/: it was her ~ wish that the two should marry, dia sangat ingin melihat or dia sangat berharap mereka berdua berkahwin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| insatiable | adj tdk pernah puas; (of person) tdk pernah puas, tdk puas-puas + approp v: his appetite seems ~, nafsu makannya tdk pernah puas; an ~ desire for fame and glory, keinginan yg tdk pernah puas utk mendapat kemasyhuran dan kegemilangan; ~ curiosity, rasa ingin tahu yg tdk pernah puas; the children were ~, budak-budak itu tdk puas-puas bertanya; ~ of, sangat tamak akan: people who are ~ of wealth, manusia yg sangat tamak akan kekayaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desperate | adj 1. reckless, terdesak: a ~ killer, pembunuh yg terdesak; ~ attempts to free the captives, usaha-usaha yg terdesak utk membebaskan orang-orang tawanan; a ~ struggle for survival, perjuangan yg terdesak utk hidup; 2. undertaken as last resort, terakhir: ~ remedies for the industrial dispute, usaha terakhir utk menyelesaikan pertikaian industri itu; ~ measures, langkah-langkah terakhir; 3. suffering extreme anxiety, need, /betul-betul, benar-benar, sungguh-sungguh/ ingin: she is ~ to win, dia benar-benar ingin menang; ~ for st, /amat, sangat/ memerlukan sst: to be ~ for recognition, amat memerlukan penghargaan; 4. critical, beyond hope, genting: this ~ state of affairs is expected to continue, keadaan yg genting ini dijangka akan berterusan; his condition is ~, keadaannya genting; 5. showing, arising from despair, sangat, amat: the ~ look of hunger on his face, wajahnya yg menampakkan bahawa dia sangat lapar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |