| expectation | ~ of life, jangkaan /umur, hayat/; /against, contrary to /(all) ~(s), bertentangan drpd apa yg /dijangka, diharapkan/: Williams, against all ~s, won the world championship, Williams, bertentangan drpd apa yg dijangka, memenangi kejohanan dunia itu; beyond /~, o’s ~s /, better than was hoped for, lebih baik drpd yg diharapkan: the concert was beyond our ~, konsert itu lebih baik drpd yg kami harapkan; /fall short of, not come up to/ so’s ~s, tdk sebaik spt yg sso harapkan: I always enjoy listening to his albums, but his latest hit single really fell short of my ~s, saya selalu seronok mendengar albumnya, tetapi lagu hit terbarunya tdk sebaik spt yg saya harapkan; live up to so’s ~s, memenuhi jangkaan sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| underachieve | vi mencapai kurang drpd jangkaan, mencapai bawah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| underachiever | n (orang yg) pencapaiannya kurang drpd jangkaan, pencapai bawah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expectation | n 1. a. strong belief, that st will happen, jangkaan, menjangka: she has no ~ of getting the job, dia memang tdk menjangka akan mendapat kerja itu; in ~ of, krn menjangka: I brought in the washing in ~ of rain, saya membawa masuk pakaian yg tersidai di ampaian krn menjangka hujan akan turun; b. hope that st will happen or one will get st, harapan: I have abandoned all ~ that the company will break even this year, saya tdk lagi menaruh sebarang harapan syarikat itu akan pulang modal pd tahun ini; 2. (usu in pl) st expected, harapan: she had high ~s for his future, dia mempunyai harapan yg tinggi thdp masa depan anaknya; naive young women with ~s of meeting Mr. Right, gadis-gadis naif yg menaruh harapan akan berjumpa dgn lelaki idaman; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| measure | ~ up to, memenuhi: last night’s performance by the well-known ballet troupe did not ~ up to expectations, persembahan kumpulan balet yg terkenal malam tadi tdk memenuhi jangkaan; he had set such high standards it was almost impossible for | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| overestimate | vt 1. value too highly (an amount) membuat anggaran yg berlebihan bagi: we ~d the cost of restoring the building, kami membuat anggaran yg berlebihan bagi kos pemulihan bangunan itu; 2. overrate, membuat jangkaan yg berlebihan ttg: we had clearly ~d our chances of success, nyata kami telah membuat jangkaan yg berlebihan ttg kemungkinan berhasilnya usaha kami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| surpass | 2. exceed, melebihi, melampaui, melangkaui: a result that ~es our wildest hopes, keputusan yg melebihi harapan yg menjadi igauan kita; the number present far ~ed expectations, jumlah yg hadir melangkaui jangkaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| result | n 1. a. outcome, product, hasil: I am looking forward to see the ~ of your work, saya menanti-nanti akan hasil kerja kamu; the ~s of our planning were beyond our expectation, hasil rancangan kami sungguh di luar jangkaan kami; b. consequence, akibat: the ~s of the war, akibat-akibat peperangan; the accident was a direct ~ of the driver’s carelessness, kemalangan itu adalah akibat langsung dr kecuaian pemandu itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exceed | vt 1. be greater or larger than, melebihi: the number of students in each class must not ~ 30, bilangan pelajar dlm setiap kelas mestilah tdk melebihi 30 orang; the amount of money collected ~ed all expectation, jumlah wang yg dikumpulkan melebihi jangkaan; the demand for cotton ~s the supply, permintaan thdp kain kapas melebihi penawaran; 2. ( derog ) go beyond, melampaui, melebihi: he was fined for ~ing the speed limit, dia didenda krn melebihi had laju; he ~ed his authority in arresting the man, dia melampaui bidang kuasanya apabila menangkap lelaki itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pass | the contributions to the fund have already ~ed the hundred thousand dollar mark, sumbangan bagi dana itu telah melebihi angka seratus ribu dolar; once you ~ fifty, you start making plans for your retirement, apabila kamu melewati usia lima puluh tahun, kamu mula merancang persaraanmu; his generous gift ~ed all expectation,kedermawanannya di luar jangkaan semua; the amount of money that changes hands there in a day ~es all belief, jumlah wang yg bertukar tangan di situ dlm sehari sukar dipercayai; such an act ~es my comprehension, perlakuan spt itu tdk saya fahami; 6. gain required mark, grade, etc in examination, lulus: he ~ed his degree with honours, dia lulus ijazahnya dgn kepujian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |