| resignation | n 1. act, fact of giving up (an office, position) peletakan jawatan: the ~s were expected, peletakan jawatan itu memang telah dijangka; 2. formal notice of this, surat peletakan jawatan; /hand in, send in, tender, etc/ o’s ~, menyerahkan surat peletakan jawatan; 3. calm acceptance, penuh reda: he spoke with ~ , dia bercakap dgn penuh reda; they accepted their fate with ~, mereka menerima takdir dgn penuh reda. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| placement | n 1. act of placing st in certain position, peletakan: the exact ~ of the lights is of the utmost importance in indoor photography, peletakan yg tepat bagi lampu-lampu adalah amat penting dlm bidang fotografi dalaman; 2. act of finding, a. (job) penempatan: the ~ of ex-prisoners in jobs is difficult, penempatan bekas-bekas banduan dlm bidang pekerjaan adalah sukar; the education department arranges for the ~ of teachers in various schools all over the country, jabatan pendidikan mengatur penempatan guru di pelbagai sekolah di seluruh negara; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tender2 | 2. present for acceptance, menyerahkan: he ~ed his resignation last week, dia menyerahkan surat peletakan jawatannya minggu lepas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bolt2 | a ~ from the blue, (sst yg) mengejutkan: his resignation came as a ~ from the blue, peletakan jawatannya itu memang mengejutkan; shoot o’s ~, a. make o’s final effort prematurely, kehabisan tenaga: the runner had shot his ~ in the fourth lap, pelari itu telah kehabisan tenaganya dlm pusingan yg keempat; b. make o’s final effort, approp v phr + yg terakhir: he had shot his ~ and took no further part in the argument, dia telah memberi hujahnya yg terakhir dan akan mengambil bahagian selanjutnya dlm perbahasan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| thunderbolt | 2. unexpected incident causing shock or distress, kejutan: the announcement of his resignation was a real ~, pengumuman peletakan jawatannya benar-benar suatu kejutan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| whims(e)y | n 1. strange or playful behaviour, perangai /pelik, ganjil, aneh/: his resignation was an act of irresponsible ~, peletakan jawatannya menunjukkan perangai peliknya yg tdk bertanggung jawab; 2. fanciful idea, scheme, rancangan gila-gila: have you heard of his latest ~? He’s bought an old railway engine!, dengar tak rancangan gila-gilanya yg terbaru? Dia telah membeli enjin kereta api lama. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shock 1 | 3. sudden disturbance, agitation of mind, feelings, etc, terkejut, terperanjat, tergamam: his resignation as prime minister sent ~ waves through the nation, peletakan jawatannya sbg perdana menteri menyebabkan seluruh negara terkejut; the ~ of his son’s arrest brought on a heart attack, krn terkejut dgn penangkapan anaknya dia mendapat serangan jantung; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| placement | the University is thinking of setting up a ~ agency for its graduates, Universiti itu sedang menimbangkan cadangan utk menubuhkan agensi penempatan bagi siswazahnya; b. (home) penempatan, peletakan: the ~ of a child in a foster home is usually studied very carefully by those concerned, penempatan kanak-kanak di rumah keluarga angkat biasanya dikaji dgn begitu teliti oleh pihak-pihak yg berkenaan; 3. job usu temporary during a training course, pekerjaan: in these days of job scarcity, he was lucky to get that ~, dlm keadaan kekurangan kerja sekarang ini dia bernasib baik mendapat pekerjaan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grape-vine | n 1. pokok anggur; 2. (fig.) khabar-khabar angin: the ~ carried the story about his resignation even before the papers got hold of it, khabar-khabar angin membawa cerita ttg peletakan jawatannya sebelum pihak akhbar sempat mendapat cerita tersebut; she heard it on the ~, dia mendengar hal itu melalui khabar-khabar angin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| something | ~ of an expert, agak pakar: the Professor is ~ of an expert on Thai antiquities, Profesor itu agak pakar ttg barang-barang purba Thai; ~ of a /mystery, surprise/, agak /aneh, menghairankan/: his resignation is ~ of a surprise, peletakan jawatannya agak menghairankan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |