| hunger | n 1. condition of being in need of food, kelaparan: to die of ~, mati kelaparan; faint with ~, lemah krn kelaparan; 2. strong desire, dahaga; (to see, hear, etc) amat rindu: a ~ for knowledge, dahaga akan ilmu pengetahuan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| starve | vt 1. cause death by starving, membiarkan [sso] mati kelaparan: the cruel guards ~d two of the prisoners to death, pengawal yg kejam itu membiarkan kedua-dua banduan itu mati kelaparan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hungry | adj 1. feeling hunger, lapar: she’s tired and ~, dia penat dan lapar; go ~, lapar, kelaparan: many people went ~ due to crop failure, ramai orang yg kelaparan akibat tanaman tdk menjadi; 2. causing hunger, melaparkan: brick-laying is ~ work, menerap bata ialah kerja yg melaparkan; 3. crave, dahaga; (to see, hear, etc) amat rindu: a man is always ~ for praise, sso lelaki sentiasa dahaga akan puji-pujian. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| force | vt 1. compel, (act.) memaksa; (pass.) deliberately, dipaksa; (otherwise) terpaksa: hunger ~d him to steal, kelaparan memaksanya mencuri or dia terpaksa mencuri krn kelaparan; circumstances ~ me to resign, keadaan memaksa saya meletakkan jawatan or saya terpaksa meletakkan jawatan krn keadaan; she ~d the child to eat, dia memaksa budak itu makan; the bad weather ~d the pilot to land his plane in Canberra, krn cuaca buruk juruterbang itu terpaksa mendaratkan kapal terbangnya di Canberra; the hijackers ~d the pilot to land in Canberra, juruterbang itu dipaksa oleh perampas-perampas tersebut supaya mendarat di Canberra; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| skimpy | adj 1. meagre, not ample, tdk cukup: the meals were ~, and we were always hungry, makanan itu tdk cukup dan kami selalu kelaparan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| subject | vt 1. (usu pass.) cause to undergo or experience, [various translations]: prisoners in the concentration camps were ~ed to starvation and torture, tawanan-tawanan di kem tumpuan dibiarkan kelaparan dan diseksa; the metal was ~ed to extreme heat in the laboratory, logam itu dipanaskan ke darjah yg terlalu tinggi di makmal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| privation | n 1. lack of necessities of life, kekurangan keperluan hidup: the ~s suffered by the prisoners of war, kekurangan keperluan hidup yg dideritai oleh tawanan perang; 2. destitution, hardship, kemelaratan, penderitaan: the hunger and ~ existing in the refugee camps, kelaparan dan kemelaratan yg terdapat di khemah-khemah orang pelarian. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| poorly | adv 1. badly, unsatisfactorily, tdk... dgn baik; (dressed) tdk kemas; (in worn or torn clothes) compang-camping: a ~ kept garden, taman yg tdk dijaga dgn baik; a ~ designed house, rumah yg tdk direka bentuk dgn baik; this essay has been done very ~, esei ini tdk dibuat dgn baik; hungry, ~ dressed children, kanak-kanak yg kelaparan dgn pakaian yg compang-camping; she’s always so ~ dressed, taking no care at all with her appearance, dia sentiasa berpakaian tdk kemas, tanpa sedikit pun menghiraukan rupanya; ~ educated, tdk mendapat pendidikan yg baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |