| succeed | vt 1. follow and replace, menggantikan: Alex ~ed his father as director in the family business, Alex menggantikan bapanya sbg pengarah dlm perniagaan keluarga; Victoria ~ed William IV on the British throne, Victoria menggantikan William IV utk menaiki takhta Inggeris; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| place | iii. (not in proper order) tdk teratur: their filing system was all over the ~, sistem fail mereka tdk teratur; iv. (of handwriting) tdk kemas: some children’s handwriting is all over the ~ and needs to be corrected, sesetengah tulisan kanak-kanak tdk kemas dan perlu diperbaik; /change, swap/ ~s, (with so.), (lit. & fig.) bertukar tempat (dgn sso): I wouldn’t change ~s with him for a million dollars, saya tdk akan bertukar tempat dengannya walaupun ditawari wang berjuta ringgit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| profligate | adj 1. extremely wasteful, recklesly extravagant, membazir: his ~ spending habits had now reduced him to penury, tabiat berbelanjanya yg membazir telah menjadikannya papa;2. shamelessly immoral, debauched, penuh dgn perbuatan /cabul, keji/: the ~ court of George IV, istana George ke-IV yg penuh dgn perbuatan cabul; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pick 1 | ii. (st larger) mengambil sst; (st larger and heavy), /mengambil, mengangkat/ sst: she ~ed up the magazine and began reading, dia mengambil majalah itu dan mula membacanya; he ~ed up the fallen chair and set it upright, dia mengangkat kerusi yg jatuh itu dan menegakkannya;iii. (telephone receiver) mengangkat sst: she was about to ~ up the receiver when the telephone stopped ringing, baru saja dia hendak mengangkat gagang telefon, telefon itu berhenti berdering; iv. (by force of wind) | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| it | iii. (when used ref to animal, plant, etc that is personified or in highly tech context) ia: the birch tree was so pleased ~ stood still, looking at the ribbon, pokok birch itu begitu gembira hingga ia terdiam kaku, memperhatikan reben tersebut; lithium resembles sodium and potassium in appearance, but ~ is harder than either of the two, litium menyerupai natrium dan kalium, tetapi ia lebih keras drpd kedua-duanya; iv. (used with Malay pass. verb) -nya: the explosion must have been terrific judging from the damage ~ caused, letupan itu pasti dahsyat memandangkan kerosakan yg diakibatkannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preserve | vt 1. a. maintain in a particular condition, i. (democracy, resources, etc) mengekalkan, memelihara: human rights must be ~d at all costs, hak asasi manusia mestilah dipelihara dgn apa cara pun; it’s the duty of the police to ~ law and order, memang menjadi tugas pihak polis memelihara undang-undang dan ketenteraman awam; ii. (eyesight etc) menjaga: if you want to ~ your eyesight, don’t read in poor light, kalau kamu hendak menjaga mata kamu, janganlah membaca dlm cahaya yg malap; iii. (wood, leather, etc) memelihara: a coat of varnish will help to ~ the wood, lapisan varnis akan dapat membantu memelihara kayu itu; iv. (person) sihat dan kuat: a very well ~d woman of seventy, seorang wanita yg berumur tujuh puluh tahun yg begitu sihat dan kuat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| give | ~ out, a. become exhausted, habis, kehabisan; (of patience) hilang: my money gave out before I even reached my destination, wang saya habis or saya kehabisan wang sebelum saya sempat sampai ke tempat yg dituju; the water supply gave out the day before he was rescued, bekalan airnya habis sehari sebelum dia diselamatkan; b. (colloq) break down, i. (of engine) mati; ii. (of car etc) terhenti; iii. (of mechanism) rosak: the motor in my washing machine has ~n out, motor dlm mesin basuh saya sudah rosak; iv. (of fuse) terbakar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| discolouration, (US) discoloration | n 1. a. (gen) pengubahan warna; (tech) penyahwarnaan; b. (due to washing or exposure) i. (of clothes, fabric) pelunturan, pudarnya, pucatnya; ii. (of jewellery, metal) pudarnya, kusamnya; (state) kepudaran; iii. (of paper, teeth) kuningnya; c. (due to clouding by dirt etc) keruhnya; d. (due to a knock or blow) lebamnya; 2. discoloured spot, a. (gen) perubahan warna; b. (due to washing, exposure) i. (of clothes, fabric) warna yg /luntur, pudar, pucat/; ii. (of jewellery, metal) kesan /pudar, kusam/; iii. (of paper, teeth) warna kuning; iv. (due to a knock or blow) lebam: the ~ on his arm, lebam di tangannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| puff | ~ out, see vi (sense 4.); ~ so. out, (usu pass.) tercungap-cungap, termengah-mengah: I was completely ~ed out after that climb, saya betul-betul tercungap-cungap selepas pendakian itu; ~ st out, a. see vt (sense 1.); b. extinguish flame by blowing, (act.) memadamkan api (dgn /menghembus, meniup/ sst); (pass.) api [sst] padam ditiup: the wind ~ed out the lamp, angin memadamkan api pelita itu; c. distend, cause to swell out, i. (cheeks) mengembungkan: he ~ed out his cheeks and blew hard, dia mengembungkan pipinya dan meniup kuat; ii. (chest) membusungkan: he ~ed out his chest with pride, dia membusungkan dada dgn bangga; iii. (sail etc) mengembungkan, mengelembungkan: the wind ~ed out the sails, angin telah mengembungkan layar itu; iv. (birds’ etc feathers) meremangkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |