| deterrent | adj pencegahan: corporal punishment can be an effective ~ measure, hukuman dera mungkin merupakan langkah pencegahan yg berkesan; ~ weapons, senjata pencegahan; be a ~ to, mencegah: the hydrogen bomb may no longer be a ~ to war, bom hidrogen mungkin tdk lagi mencegah peperangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preventive, preventative | adj 1. which stops st occurring, pencegahan, mencegah sst: the army decided to launch a ~ action to counter the threats, pihak tentera memutuskan utk melancarkan gerakan pencegahan utk menghadapi ancaman-ancaman itu; the suspects were placed in ~ custody, orang-orang yg disyaki itu diletakkan di bawah jagaan pencegahan; 2. (med) pencegahan: ~ medicine, kaedah perubatan melalui pencegahan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deterrence | n pencegahan: a policy of ~, dasar pencegahan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prevention | n pencegahan, mencegah: ~is better than cure, mencegah lebih baik drpd mengubat; one of United Nations’ main objectives is the ~ of war, salah satu objektif utama Pertubuhan Bangsa-Bangsa Bersatu ialah mencegah berlakunya peperangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contraception | n pencegahan hamil. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sweep | b. (of epidemic, rumour, news) merebak di: precautions must be taken against the epidemic that threatens to ~ the country, langkah-langkah pencegahan mesti diambil thdp wabak yg dikhuatiri akan merebak di negara itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| black-out | n 1. the extinguishing or concealing of light, bergelap; 2. electrical power failure, putus bekalan; 3. intentional prevention, suspension of broadcasting of information, pencegahan siaran; 4. temporary loss of consciousness, pitam; 5. temporary loss of memory, hilang ingatan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| invite | 2. request (so.) to take part, serve, attend, etc, mengundang: he seldom gets ~d to give talks on fire prevention now that he has retired, sekarang dia jarang sekali diundang utk memberikan ceramah ttg pencegahan kebakaran krn dia sudah bersara; I was ~d to become the first woman Mayor of the city, saya diundang menjadi Datuk Bandar wanita yg pertama bandar raya itu; because of their work with handicapped children, they are ~d to sit on several committees, krn penglibatan mereka dgn kanak-kanak cacat, mereka diundang menjadi ahli beberapa jawatankuasa; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| such | there is ~ a thing as, (memang) ada (apa) yg /disebut, dinamakan/ [approp n]: surely I don’t have to remind a woman of your age that there is ~ a thing as birth-control, tentulah seorang wanita dlm lingkungan umur puan tdk perlu diingatkan bahawa memang ada apa yg disebut pencegahan kehamilan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strike | b. (of lightning) menyambar, memanah: lightning struck the tree and split it in two, kilat menyambar pokok itu lalu terbelah dua; c. (of disaster, disease, etc) melanda: an epidemic could ~ the town if preventative measures are not taken, wabak penyakit akan melanda bandar itu jika langkah-langkah pencegahan tdk diambil; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |