| dogged | adj gigih, cekal: ~ persistence, ketekunan yg gigih. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intense | d. (of effort etc) gigih: an undertaking which requires ~ effort, kerja yg memerlukan usaha yg gigih; 2. very strongly, deeply felt, amat sangat, amat, sangat; (of conviction) sangat mendalam: ~ hatred, kebencian yg amat sangat; ~ interest, sangat berminat; when I saw the ~ anxiety on his face I realised just how affected he was by the incident, apabila saya nampak rasa bimbang yg amat sangat pd wajahnya, barulah saya sedar betapa peristiwa itu meninggalkan kesan thdp dirinya; a man of ~ political convictions, lelaki yg mempunyai pendirian politik yg sangat mendalam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hard-headed | adj 1. practical, tough, gigih, keras hati: a ~ businessman, ahli perniagaan yg gigih; 2. (US) stubborn, keras kepala, degil. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| indefatigable | adj (fml) gigih, tdk kenal penat lelah; (of patience) tdk luntur: an ~ social worker, pekerja sosial yg tdk kenal penat lelah; he was ~ in his pursuit of the truth, dia gigih dlm usahanya mencari kebenaran. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slavery | n 1. custom, institution of keeping slaves, perhambaan, pengabdian, perbudakan: William Wilberforce worked for the abolition of ~, William Wilberforce berusaha dgn gigih utk menghapuskan perhambaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| show | the repair has been well done and doesn’t ~, kerja pembaikan itu dibuat dgn teliti sekali sehingga tdk nampak apa-apa kesan; the results of all our hard work are only now beginning to ~, hasil kerja gigih kami hanya sekarang mula kelihatan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| determined | adj 1. resolute, (pred) berazam, bertekad; (attrib) kuat /azamnya, tekadnya/: he was ~d to see his family, dia berazam utk berjumpa dgn keluarganya; a ~ woman who will not give up easily, wanita yg kuat azamnya dan tdk mudah mengaku kalah; 2. unflinching, gigih, cekal: his ~ efforts to achieve success deserve praise, usahanya yg gigih utk mencapai kejayaan patut dipuji. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pursuit | 2. a quest for st, usaha /mencari, memburu/: many rural youths have to leave their homes in ~ of jobs in the city, ramai belia kampung terpaksa meninggalkan kampung halaman utk memburu pekerjaan di bandar raya; his singleminded ~ of truth was admirable, usahanya yg gigih utk mencari kebenaran sungguh mengagumkan; 3. continuance of activity, plan, etc, meneruskan: in ~ of a policy of restructuring, the company is cutting back staff, untuk meneruskan dasar penstrukturan semula, syarikat itu mengurangkan bilangan kakitangan; 4. (often in pl) | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| will 1 | 3. (natural, instinctive or customary action) akan; (with adv of frequency) [usu not translated]: under normal conditions, water ~ boil at 100oC., dlm keadaan biasa, air (akan) mendidih pd suhu 100oC.; the hen bird ~ defend her nest vigorously, burung betina akan mempertahankan sarangnya dgn gigih; as a boy, I would often go fishing in that stream, semasa kecil, saya kerap pergi memancing di anak sungai itu; she would come in every night exhausted, have a bit of dinner and go straight to bed, tiap-tiap malam dia akan pulang keletihan, makan sedikit dan terus masuk tidur; when he’s in this mood, he’ll sit for hours, just staring into space, apabila dia dlm keadaan begini, dia (akan) duduk berjam-jam lamanya, merenung jauh ke langit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| put | his father ~ him to work at the age of fourteen, bapanya menyuruh dia bekerja ketika dia berumur empat belas tahun; c. employ sso, mempekerjakan sso: children of eight were ~ to work in the mines, kanak-kanak yg berumur lapan tahun dipekerjakan di lombong-lombong; ~ st to work, menggunakan sst; ~ (a lot of) work into st, /bekerja keras, berusaha dgn gigih/ utk + approp v: you will have to ~ a lot of work into the new house before you can move in, kamu terpaksa bekerja keras utk menyiapkan rumah baru itu sebelum kamu boleh memasuki | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |