| refractory | <i>adji> 1. <i>unmanageable, stubborn, rebelliousi>, tegar /hati, tengkuk/: <i>Derek was a ~ child at 11 and a petty thief by 15i>, semasa berumur 11 tahun, Derek merupakan budak yg tegar hati, pd umur 15 tahun dia menjadi pencuri; 2. (<i>of disease, wound, etci>) <i>not yielding to treatmenti>, refraktori; 3. (<i>of metal, substance, etci>) <i>hard to worki>, refraktori: <i>a ~ metali>, logam refraktori. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| loop | <i>vti> 1. <i>make into a loop,i> menggelungkan: <i>to make a knot in the thread, ~ the end, thread it through the hole so made and pull it tightly,i> utk membuat simpulan pd benang, gelungkan bahagian hujung benang itu, sisipkannya menerusi lubang yg dihasilkan dan tarik hingga ketat; 2. <i>fasten, encircle with a loop,i> melingkarkan: <i>he ~ed the rope around the calf’s neck,i> dia melingkarkan tali pd tengkuk anak lembu itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |