| apply | 4. devote, employ diligently, menumpukan: we must ~ all our energies to solving this problem, kita mesti menumpukan seluruh tenaga kita utk menyelesaikan masalah ini; ~ os to (st) menumpukan perhatian sso thdp (sst): to ~ os to the task at hand, menumpukan perhatian sso thdp kerja yg sedang dilakukan; 5. bring into operation, effect, mengenakan; (brakes) menekan: the rules are only applied to temporary members, peraturan itu dikenakan hanya kpd ahli sementara; to ~ economic sanctions, mengenakan sekatan ekonomi; 6. use in reference (to so., st) menggunakan: the word “courageous” can never be applied to him, perkataan “berani” tdk wajar digunakan untuknya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| concentrate | vi 1. focus effort, attention, menumpukan perhatian: he is concentrating on his work, dia sedang menumpukan perhatian pd kerjanya; we should ~ on increasing productivity, kita patut menumpukan perhatian pd peningkatan daya pengeluaran; 2. converge, gather, bertumpu: the immigrant population tended to ~ in cities, penduduk imigran biasanya bertumpu di kota-kota; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| concentrate | vt 1. focus, menumpukan: they ~d their attention on the problem, mereka menumpukan perhatian kpd masalah itu; 2. cause to come together in one place, cause to become the possession of a few, (act.) menumpukan; (pass.) tertumpu: the troops were ~d at the border, pasukan askar itu tertumpu di sempadan; it is dangerous when power is ~d in the hands of one man, adalah berbahaya apabila kuasa tertumpu dlm tangan seorang sahaja; 3. (tech) make denser, memekatkan: to ~ acid, memekatkan asid; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| build | ~ st around, menumpukan sst pd: he built his life around music, dia menumpukan seluruh hidupnya pd muzik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bend | 5. concentrate, focus, menumpukan: he bent all his efforts to the task, dia menumpukan segala usahanya kpd tugas itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| heart | put o’s ~ and soul into, menumpukan seluruh jiwa raga thdp: he put his ~ and soul into welfare work, dia menumpukan seluruh jiwa raganya thdp kerja-kerja kebajikan; set o’s ~ on, a. (st) berkenan pd: if you’ve set your ~ on this house, we won’t look any further, jika kamu sudah berkenan pd rumah ini, tdk perlu kita mencari-cari lagi; b. (doing st) /benar-benar, betul-betul/ berhasrat utk : she has set her ~ on becoming a doctor, dia benar-benar berhasrat utk menjadi doktor; o’s ~ is not in st, hati sso tdk sepenuhnya pd sst: his ~ is not in his work, hatinya tdk sepenuhnya pd kerjanya; take ~, jangan putus asa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| de-emphasize, de-emphasise | vt tdk lagi menumpukan perhatian kpd: schools are de-emphasizing the teaching of purely academic subjects, sekolah-sekolah tdk lagi menumpukan perhatian kpd pengajaran mata pelajaran yg hanya bersifat akademik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| devote | vt dedicate, give up, a. (o’s time, effort, thought, etc) menumpukan: he ~d all his time to business, dia menumpukan sepenuh masanya pd perniagaan; b. (o’s life) mengabdikan: he ~d his life to music, dia mengabdikan hidupnya pd muzik; c. (o’s money) membelanjakan: to ~ all o’s money to charity, membelanjakan semua wang sso utk kebajikan; d. (in publication) mengekhaskan, menguntukkan: several pages were ~d to sports, beberapa halaman telah dikhaskan utk berita sukan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| take | d. become interested in st, i. (as a hobby) menumpukan minat pd sst: I thought I’d ~ up sewing, saya ingat saya hendak menumpukan minat pd jahit-menjahit; ii. (as a career) mengambil bidang + approp n: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| address | os to, a. see ADDRESS (sense 4.); b. apply os to, menumpukan perhatian sso kpd: to ~ os to a task, menumpukan perhatian sso kpd sst tugas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |