| perfectionist | n (orang yg) mementingkan kesempurnaan: being a ~, she rehearsed the scene over and over again , oleh sebab dia mementingkan kesempurnaan, dia berlatih melakonkan babak itu berulang kali. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| practice | ~ makes perfect, latihan menghasilkan kesempurnaan; in ~, a. in actuality, pd praktiknya: it looks fine in theory, but I’m sure it won’t work in ~, hal itu baik pd teorinya tetapi saya pasti tdk dapat dilaksanakan pd praktiknya; b. in training, berlatih: a pianist has to keep in ~, seorang pemain piano mestilah berlatih selalu; c. pursuing profession, (of a lawyer) membuka /praktik, firma/ guaman; (of a doctor) membuka klinik: Dr Tahir was in ~ in Ipoh for 3 years before moving to Malacca, | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| perfection | n 1. (act) penyempurnaan, menyempurnakan: the ~ of the process will take many years, penyempurnaan proses itu akan mengambil masa yg lama; 2. (state) kesempurnaan: they aimed for simplicity and for ~, mereka mencari kesederhanaan dan kesempurnaan; to ~, dgn sempurna: the cake was iced to ~, kek itu dibubuh aising dgn sempurna; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strive | ~ after, (fml) berusaha: most people ~ after perfection, kebanyakan orang berusaha utk mendapatkan kesempurnaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| will-o’-the-wisp | n st impossible to catch or reach, (sst yg) tdk mungkin tercapai: looking for the ~ of perfection, mengejar kesempurnaan yg tdk mungkin tercapai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| attain | ~ to, (fml) a. (by deliberate effort) memperoleh: to ~ to wealth, memperoleh kekayaan; b. (by moral, intellectual effort) mencapai: to ~ to perfection, mencapai kesempurnaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approximate | vt 1. come close to, approach, a. (in quantity, number, etc) approp v + /lebih kurang, kira-kira/: rentals approximating M$18,000 per annum, sewaan yg berjumlah lebih kurang M$18,000 setahun; a cupful ~s eight fluid ounces, satu cawan berukuran lebih kurang lapan auns bendalir; b. (in quantity, character, etc), [various translations]: works of art that ~ perfection, karya seni yg hampir mencapai kesempurnaan; the painting ~s reality, lukisan itu seolah-olah hidup; 2. bring close to, menganggarkan: could you ~ the cost?, bolehkah kamu menganggarkan berapa kosnya?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |