| more | ~ and ~, makin lama makin + approp adj: ~ and ~ people joined the demonstration, makin lama makin ramai orang yg turut serta dlm tunjuk perasaan itu; ~ of, [various translations]: they saw ~ of Tilly before she got married | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| more | ~ and ~, makin lama makin [adj]: they sang softly at first, then ~ and ~ loudly, mereka bernyanyi perlahan-lahan pd mulanya, kemudian makin lama makin kuat; ~ or less, a. nearly, boleh dikatakan: the preparations have | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fizzle | ~ out, (colloq), [various translations]: the play was exciting in the beginning but eventually ~d out, pd mulanya drama itu menyeronokkan tetapi makin lama makin hambar; interest in the new car soon ~d out, minat pd kereta baru itu tdk lama kemudian hilang begitu sahaja; their relationship which started passionately ~d out once the novelty wore off, hubungan mereka yg pd mulanya penuh berahi lama kelamaan mati apabila kemanisannya hilang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| build | ~ up, grow, develop etc in size, amount or quantity, strength, intensity etc, a. (of clouds, dust) makin membangun; b. (of amount of money, savings) makin bertambah, menjadi bertambah banyak; c. (of troops), (menjadi) makin besar dan /kukuh, kuat/; d. (of traffic) makin /berjejal-jejal, sesak/; e. (of pressure) makin /bertambah, meningkat/; f. (of hope), (menjadi) makin meningkat; g. (of tension, excitement, etc) makin meningkat; ~ st up, a. (establish and) develop business, empire, etc, see vt (sense 4.); | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| the | adv (with compar adj or adv, relating two qualities or situations which increase or decrease in intensity in direct proportion to each other) by so much, (se)makin ... (se)makin..., lebih... lebih...; (relating two static situatio | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| near | as ~ as /makes no difference, no matter /, lebih kurang begitu: they own 2,000 ha. of land, or as ~ as makes no difference, mereka memiliki tanah seluas 2,000 ha. atau lebih kurang begitu; /come, draw, get/ ~(er), (makin) mendekat, makin dekat: the child came a couple of steps ~er, kanak-kanak itu mendekat dua tiga langkah; the train was getting ~ to the station, kereta api itu makin dekat dgn stesen; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flow | 7. past, progress, berlalu: as the weeks ~ed by his chances of recovery became increasingly slight, makin minggu-minggu itu berlalu makin kecil peluangnya utk sembuh; generations of students ~ed in and out of her life almost unnoticed, angkatan mahasiswa berlalu keluar masuk dlm hidupnya hampir tanpa disedari; 8. hang freely, loosely, mengurai, berjurai: her dark hair ~ed over her shoulders, rambutnya yg hitam mengurai melepasi bahunya; 9. abound in, melimpah-ruah: he came from a family ~ing with love and affection, dia datang dr keluarga yg melimpah-ruah dgn cinta dan kasih sayang; a land ~ing with natural resources, bumi yg melimpah-ruah dgn sumber semula jadi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| buildup | n 1. progressive increase in size etc, a. (of clouds, dust) makin membangun; b. (of troops) pembesaran; c. (of traffic) makin /berjejal-jejal, sesak/; d. (of pressure) bertambahnya, meningkatnya; e. (of steam, heat) bertambahnya: the ~ of heat in the engine, bertambahnya haba dlm enjin itu; f. (of weapons etc) pertambahan, bertambahnya; g. (of tension, excitement, etc) meningkatnya; 2. favourable extravagant publicity, publisiti (besar-besaran): despite the tremendous ~, he lost to his opponent, walaupun mendapat publisiti besar-besaran, dia kalah di tangan lawannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| impatience | n (rasa) tdk sabar, ketidaksabaran: his face showed his ~, wajahnya menunjukkan rasa tdk sabarnya; her ~ increased as the traffic got worse, dia makin tdk sabar apabila lalu lintas makin sesak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| accelerating | adj 1. causing quicker motion, pemecut, pencepat: ~ force, daya pemecut; 2. hastening, makin /pesat, cepat/: the danger of war approached at an ~ pace, bahaya peperangan makin pesat datangnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |