| long 1 | a ~ chance, /peluang, harapan/ yg tipis: you’re taking a ~ chance but who knows, you might succeed, kamu mempunyai peluang yg tipis tetapi siapa tahu, kamu mungkin berjaya; ~ in the tooth, (colloq) sudah tua: don’t you think you’re a bit ~ in the tooth to start going skiing, tidakkah kamu fikir kamu ini sudah agak tua utk mula bermain ski; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| miss 1 | ~ the boat, terlepas peluang: if you don’t reply by today you’ll probably ~ the boat altogether, jika kamu tdk memberikan jawapan pd hari ini, besar kemungkinannya kamu akan terlepas peluang sama sekali; ~ o’s footing, tergelincir: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
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| leeway | n 1. (naut) hanyutan; 2. (fig.) peluang (+ approp v): her tight schedule allowed her very little ~, jadual yg ketat tdk memberikan peluang kepadanya utk membeli-belah; make up ~, bekerja keras (utk + approp v): I’ve been ill for two months, so I’ve got a lot of ~ to make up for my examination, dua bulan lamanya saya sakit jadi saya terpaksa bekerja keras utk menghadapi peperiksaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| leeway | n 1. (naut) hanyutan; 2. (fig.) peluang (+ approp v): her tight schedule allowed her very little ~, jadual yg ketat tdk memberikan peluang kepadanya utk membeli-belah; make up ~, bekerja keras (utk + approp v): I’ve been ill for two months, so I’ve got a lot of ~ to make up for my examination, dua bulan lamanya saya sakit jadi saya terpaksa bekerja keras utk menghadapi peperiksaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| opening | n 1. aperture, lubang: an ~ in the ceiling, lubang di siling; an ~ in the fence, lubang di pagar; 2. commencement, pembukaan: the ~ of the building, pembukaan bangunan; 3. vacancy, peluang bekerja: there is no ~ at the bank for the moment, tiada peluang kerja di bank buat masa ini; 4. opportunity, peluang: a good ~ for business, peluang baik utk berniaga. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| chance | n 1. fortune, luck, nasib: in their job they can leave nothing to ~, dlm perkerjaan mereka, mereka tdk boleh menyerahkan satu apa pun kpd nasib; 2. probability, possibility, kemungkinan: there’s a ~ that he will be released soon, ada kemungkinan yg dia akan dibebaskan; 3. opportunity, peluang, kesempatan: to give so. a ~, memberikan peluang kpd sso; a ~ in a lifetime, satu-satunya peluang dlm seumur hidup; 4. risk, risiko: there’s an element of ~ in any business, ada unsur risiko dlm sebarang perniagaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hearing | n 1. sense by which sound is perceived, pendengaran: he lost his ~ in the accident, dia hilang pendengarannya akibat kemalangan itu; 2. usu fair ~, opportunity of being heard, peluang utk membuat penjelasan: to give so. a fair ~, memberi sso peluang utk membuat penjelasan; 3. (leg.) pembicaraan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fair1 | give so. a ~ hearing, memberi sso peluang membela dirinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| see 1 | he saw the opportunity and grabbed it, dia nampak peluang itu lalu merebutnya; the instructions say you must hold the glass six inches away from you; I don’t ~ that it matters, arahan itu mengatakan kita mesti memegang gelas itu enam inci jauhnya dr kita; saya tdk nampak bahawa ini penting; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ball1 | have the ~ at o’s feet, (colloq) mempunyai /peluang, kesempatan/ utk berjaya; keep the ~ rolling, (colloq) meneruskan + approp n; /set, start/ the ~ rolling, (colloq) memulakan + approp n: the government itself set the ~ rolling when it raised civil servants’ salaries, kerajaan sendiri yg memulakan segalanya ketika menaikkan gaji pegawai awam; who wants to set the ~ rolling by asking the first question?, siapa yg ingin memulakan acara dgn mengajukan pertanyaan yg pertama?; the ~ is in so’s court, (colloq) giliran sso utk /bertindak, mengambil tindakan/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |