| favourite | adj 1. loved above others, kesayangan: his ~ daughter, anak perempuan kesayangannya; my ~ cat, kucing kesayangan saya; 2. best liked, kegemaran, kesukaan: his ~ dish, hidangan kegemarannya; my ~ colour, warna kesukaan saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| predilection | n(fml) minat, kegemaran, kesukaan, kecenderungan: he seems to have a ~ for seafood, nampaknya dia mempunyai kegemaran thdp makanan laut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tea | not o’s cup of ~, bukan /kegemaran, kesukaan/ sso: cooking is not my cup of ~, memasak bukan kegemaran saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| take | f. (colloq) become successful, popular, menjadi /popular, kesukaan ramai/; (of product), (sell well) menjadi laris:the microwave has really ~n off, ketuhar gelombang mikro telah betul-betul laris; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interest | 3. st one gives time and attention to, kegemaran, kesukaan: golf seems to be his only ~, bermain golf satu-satunya kegemarannya; we do not share the same ~s, kami tdk mempunyai kegemaran yg sama; 4. (often in pl) benefit, advantage, kepentingan: I acted in your best ~s, saya bertindak demi kepentingan kamu; to look after the family’s ~s, menjaga kepentingan keluarga; she worked all her life in the ~s of humanity, sepanjang hayatnya, dia bekerja demi kepentingan manusia; the information was withheld in the public ~, maklumat itu tdk dihebahkan demi kepentingan orang ramai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| indulgence | n 1. st that is indulged in, menurutkan hati; (habitually) kegemaran, kesukaan: ice-cream is my only ~, ais krim ialah satu-satunya kegemaran saya; 2. act of, a. (indulging os) menurutkan hati; b. (indulging so.) menurutkan kemahuan; (habitually) memanjakan, menurutkan (segala) kehendak: he has, by his constant ~, made his children thoughtless and selfish, krn dia selalu memanjakan anak-anaknya, mereka menjadi tdk bertimbang rasa dan mementingkan diri sendiri; 3. (RC) pengampunan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grin | vi tersenyum lebar, tersengih, terseringai: the child was ~ning with delight, kanak-kanak itu tersengih kesukaan; she ~ned at his stupid remarks, dia tersengih mendengar kata-katanya yg tdk munasabah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fondness | n 1. affection, rasa sayang, sayang pd, menyayangi: his ~ for his nephew, rasa sayangnya pd anak saudaranya; 2. liking, a. (for st) kesukaan, suka akan, menyukai: everyone knew about her ~ for chocolates, semua orang tahu dia menyukai coklat; b. (for doing st) kesukaan, kebiasaan [sso] suka [v]: his ~ for pointing out other people’s faults is annoying, kebiasaannya suka menunjukkan kesilapan orang lain menjengkelkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| order | the ~ of the day, (common practice) amalan biasa; (usual thing) perkara biasa; (popular thing to do or have), /kesukaan, kegemaran/ (masa kini): corruption seems to be the ~ of the day, rasuah nampaknya menjadi perkara biasa; there was a time when Italian furniture was the ~ of the day, pd suatu masa dahulu, memiliki perabot buatan Itali menjadi kegemaran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| whistle | vt 1. produce a tune by whistling, menyiulkan: he was whistling a popular tune, dia sedang menyiulkan sebuah lagu kesukaan ramai; 2. make a signal to by whistling, bersiul utk + approp v: he ~d the dog and it came running back, dia bersiul utk memanggil anjing itu dan anjing itu berlari kepadanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |