| refine | vt 1. make free from impurities, purify, menapis: a new method of refining oil, kaedah baru utk menapis minyak; to ~ sugar, menapis gula; 2. make more cultured, polished, menghalusi, memperhalus: he spends hours refining his prose, dia menghabiskan masa berjam-jam menghalusi prosanya; to ~ o’s manners, memperhalus perangai sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sieve | vt 1. sift, menapis, menyaring; (to separate fine particles from coarser ones) mengayak: the flour had to be ~d to get rid of all the lumps, tepung itu terpaksa diayak utk mengasingkan ketul-ketulnya; 2. usu ~ out, separate, mengasingkan: he ~ed the ash from the cinders, dia mengasingkan abu drpd puntung kayu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strain 1 | 4. pour through sieve, (tea, coffee, etc) menapis; (vegetable) mengetuskan: the tea has not been ~ed, teh itu belum ditapis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| function | n 1. activity proper to a person or thing, fungsi: one of the ~s of the committee is to vet the purchase of weaponry for the armed forces, salah satu fungsi jawatankuasa itu ialah meneliti pembelian senjata utk angkatan tentera; the ~ of the kidney is to filter waste products from the blood, fungsi buah pinggang ialah menapis kumuh dr darah; the machine has several ~s, mesin itu mempunyai beberapa fungsi; 2. formal social gathering, majlis: they were invited to a ~ at the presidential palace, mereka diundang ke majlis di istana presiden; 3. (math & computer technology) fungsi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |