| corrupt | 1. cause to become depraved, merosakkan: unsound moral values have ~ed our youth, nilai-nilai akhlak yg kurang baik telah merosakkan golongan remaja kita; 2. bribe, memberi rasuah kpd, menyogok, menyuap: to ~ the voters, menyogok para pengundi; 3. adulterate, mencemarkan: the language has been ~ed by the introduction of foreign words, bahasa itu telah dicemarkan oleh kemasukan perkataan-perkataan asing. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| call | 7. appeal, seruan: to answer the ~ of the country, menyahut seruan negara; a ~ for the restoration of traditional values in our society, seruan utk menghidupkan kembali nilai-nilai tradisional dlm masyarakat kita; 8. demand, permintaan: not much ~ for embroidered table cloths these days, tdk banyak permintaan utk alas meja bersulam pd masa ini; 9. need, perlu: there is no ~ for you to get angry, kamu tdk perlu naik marah; 10. allure, panggilan, seruan: the ~ of the sea, panggilan laut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| make | on the ~,(derog) a. out for profit, mementingkan keuntungan: businessmen on the ~ do not concern themselves with moral values, ahli-ahli perniagaan yg mementingkan keuntungan tdk menghiraukan nilai-nilai moral; b. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pawn 1 | vt 1. deposit as security for money borrowed, menggadaikan, memajakkan: she was reluctant to ~ her gold watch for sentimental reasons, dia enggan menggadaikan jam emasnya krn jam itu mempunyai nilai-nilai sentimental; 2. (fig.) menggadaikan, mempertaruhkan: willing to ~ o’s reputation, sanggup menggadaikan nama baik sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| perverted | adj 1. ( of person ) kinky, sumbang laku: I think he must be ~, saya rasa dia seorang yg sumbang laku; 2. (of st) unnatural, warped, sumbang: ~ values, nilai-nilai yg sumbang; a ~ sense of humour, rasa lucu yg sumbang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| debase | vt 1. render base, a. (gen), (act.), /menjatuhkan, menurunkan/ nilai; (pass.) nilai [sst] /jatuh, turun/: the old way of life has been ~d by growing materialism, nilai hidup cara lama telah turun disebabkan sikap mementingkan kebendaan yg bertambah; b. (os), /merosakkan, menjatuhkan/ maruah: to ~ os by accepting bribes, merosakkan maruah diri dgn menerima rasuah; c. (style) merendahkan mutu: he ~d his style by including too many details, dia merendahkan mutu gaya penulisannya dgn memasukkan butir-butir yg terlalu banyak; d. (word, language, etc) mencemarkan; 2. (coin) menurunkan nilai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| depreciation | n 1. lowering of value, susut nilai: ~ of stocks, susut nilai stok; 2. allowance made for wear and tear, susut nilai: provision for ~ has affected profit, peruntukan bagi susut nilai telah menjejaskan keuntungan; 3. disparagement, memperkecil-kecil: remarks made in ~ of o’s rival, kata-kata yg memperkecil-kecil pihak lawan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| value | 2. worth, nilai: the ~ of his antique collection has doubled, nilai koleksi barang antiknya meningkat dua kali ganda; the dollar has decreased in ~, mata wang dolar telah jatuh nilainya; the ring is of sentimental ~ to me, cincin itu mempunyai nilai sentimental bagi saya; she does not seem to know the ~ of money, dia seolah-olah tdk tahu ttg nilai wang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| face value | n 1. value indicated on a paper etc, nilai muka: the ~ of the share is $10.00, nilai muka saham itu ialah $10.00; 2. apparent worth, nilai lahir: to take st at ~, menerima sst berdasarkan nilai lahirnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| worth | 2. value, nilai: few people recognized the painter’s ~ while he was alive, tdk ramai orang yg mengiktiraf nilai pelukis itu semasa dia hidup; now I know the true ~ of his friendship, sekarang barulah saya tahu nilai sebenar persahabatannya; the painting is of little ~, lukisan itu rendah nilainya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |