| retain | vt 1. (fml) keep (st) back, mengekalkan: the original owner ~ed only a small part of the once vast estate, pemilik asalnya mengekalkan hanya sebahagian kecil drpd estet yg pd satu masa dulu begitu luas; 2. avoid losing, mengekalkan; (balance etc) mengawal: the Liberal Party ~ed the seat after the election, Parti Liberal mengekalkan kerusinya selepas pilihan raya itu; the champion ~ed the title, juara itu mengekalkan gelarannya; the material does not ~ its shape, bahan itu tdk mengekalkan bentuknya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| maintain | vt 1. cause to continue, keep up, mengekalkan: to ~ discipline in the class, mengekalkan disiplin dlm kelas; to ~ good relations with neighbouring countries, mengekalkan hubungan baik dgn negara-negara jiran; 2. < | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sustain | vt 1. maintain or prolong, keep up, dapat mengekalkan: we hope to ~ this high rate of growth, kita berharap dapat mengekalkan kadar pertumbuhan yg tinggi spt ini; the plot of the novel ~s the interest of the reader throughout, plot novel itu dapat mengekalkan minat pembaca utk terus membaca; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| maintenance | n 1. act of causing (st) to continue, pengekalan, mengekalkan: the ~ of peace, mengekalkan keamanan; 2. keeping st in good condition, penyelenggaraan, penyenggaraan, menyelenggarakan, menyenggara; (< | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| seal 1 | ~ st in, retain goodness, freshness of st, mengekalkan sst: our new process ~s in the flavour of meat, proses baru kami ini mengekalkan rasa daging; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| status quo | n status quo: to preserve the ~, mengekalkan status quo. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| retention | n 1. continued possession or use of (st) pengekalan, mengekalkan: ~ of o’s rights, pengekalan hak-hak seseorang; 2. act of holding, containing st, pembendungan, membendung: the ~ of flood waters, pembendungan air banjir; 3. ability to remember, ingatan: her ~ of facts is amazing, ingatannya ttg fakta-fakta sangat mengagumkan; 4. preservation, pengekalan: the ~ of traditional architecture for posterity, pengekalan seni bina tradisional utk anak cucu; 5. (med) penahanan: ~ of urine, penahanan air kencing. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| anonymity | n ketanpanamaan: the poet preserved his ~ over the years, penyair itu mengekalkan ketanpanamaannya bertahun-tahun; the ~ of the report cast doubts on its authenticity, ketanpanamaan laporan itu menyebabkan keasliannya disangsikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tradition | n tradisi: he is determined to keep up the family ~, dia berazam mengekalkan tradisi keluarga; the company has a ~ of fair trading,j syarikat itu mempunyai tradisi berdagang dgn adil; a custom based on ~, kebiasaan yg berdasarkan tradisi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| favour | n 1. approval, sokongan: to keep the voters’ ~, mengekalkan sokongan pengundi; 2. act of kindness, pertolongan: to ask a ~ of so., meminta pertolongan drpd sso; 3. partiality, pilih kasih: without fear or ~, tanpa gentar atau pilih kasih; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |