| desperate | adj 1. reckless, terdesak: a ~ killer, pembunuh yg terdesak; ~ attempts to free the captives, usaha-usaha yg terdesak utk membebaskan orang-orang tawanan; a ~ struggle for survival, perjuangan yg terdesak utk hidup; 2. undertaken as last resort, terakhir: ~ remedies for the industrial dispute, usaha terakhir utk menyelesaikan pertikaian industri itu; ~ measures, langkah-langkah terakhir; 3. suffering extreme anxiety, need, /betul-betul, benar-benar, sungguh-sungguh/ ingin: she is ~ to win, dia benar-benar ingin menang; ~ for st, /amat, sangat/ memerlukan sst: to be ~ for recognition, amat memerlukan penghargaan; 4. critical, beyond hope, genting: this ~ state of affairs is expected to continue, keadaan yg genting ini dijangka akan berterusan; his condition is ~, keadaannya genting; 5. showing, arising from despair, sangat, amat: the ~ look of hunger on his face, wajahnya yg menampakkan bahawa dia sangat lapar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hard-pressed | adj be under pressure, terdesak: although ~, the remaining troops held the fort till help came, walaupun terdesak, askar-askar yg tinggal itu mempertahankan kota tersebut sehingga bantuan tiba; we are ~ to complete the project on time, kami terdesak utk menyiapkan projek itu, pd masa yg ditetapkan; ~ for time, kesuntukan masa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| push | at a ~, (colloq) jika terdesak: at a ~ we can complete the project by December, jika terdesak kami dapat menyelesaikan projek itu pd bulan Disember; get the ~, a. be dismissed from o’s job, diberhentikan, dihentikan: he got the ~ two days ago, dia diberhentikan dua hari lepas; b. be dropped by so., [sso telah] memutuskan hubungan: she got the ~ from him and she’s very upset, dia marah betul krn lelaki itu telah memutuskan hubungan mereka; give a ~, a. menolak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desperation | n 1. extreme recklessness, keadaan terdesak: in ~ he killed the guards, dlm keadaan terdesak dia membunuh pengawal itu; 2. (colloq) state of angry nervousness, hilang akal: her constant nagging drove him to ~, leterannya yg tak henti-henti itu membuat dia hilang akal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| straw | /clutch, grasp/ at ~s, dlm keadaan terdesak: he is clutching at ~s if he thinks that a personal visit will alter the situation, dia dlm keadaan terdesak jika dia fikir bahawa lawatan secara peribadi dapat mengubah keadaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pinch | at a ~, dlm keadaan terdesak: the room will hold 200 comfortably but at a ~ could accomodate 250, bilik itu boleh memuatkan 200 orang tetapi boleh mengisi 250 orang dlm keadaan terdesak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pushed | adj (colloq) 1. lacking (time, money, etc) terdesak: we’ll be ~ to finish this draft by the end of the week, kami terdesak utk menghabiskan draf ini selewat-lewatnya hujung minggu ini; 2. busy, sibuk: I’ve hardly had a moment to sit down – I’ve been ~ today, hampir tdk ada masa utk duduk – saya sibuk hari ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| corner | in a tight ~, dlm keadaan terdesak; /look, glance/ at so. out of the ~ of o’s eye, mengerling (dr /sudut, ekor/ mata); make a ~ in, memonopoli pasaran; out of the ~ of o’s eye, dr /sudut, ekor/ mata: I noticed out of the ~ of my eye that someone had entered the room, dr sudut mata, saya ternampak ada orang masuk ke bilik itu; the four ~s of the /earth, world/, seluruh /ceruk rantau, pelosok dunia/; turn the ~, (after an illness, crisis, etc), (approp n +) pulih: he had been ill for a long time, but turned the ~ after the operation, dia sudah lama sakit, tetapi keadaannya pulih selepas pembedahan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| clock | n jam; against the ~, terdesak; /put, set, turn/ the ~ back, menyebabkan [sso, sst] terkebelakang: such conservative attitudes will put the ~ back twenty years, sikap kolot sedemikian akan menyebabkan kita terkebelakang dua puluh tahun; round the ~, siang malam: the petrol pump is open round the ~, stesen minyak itu dibuka siang malam; work against the ~, bekerja dgn tdk henti-henti; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bay3 | at ~, dlm keadaan terdesak; bring to ~, mendesak sehingga terkepung: to bring a quarry to ~, mendesak buruan sehingga terkepung; /hold, keep/ at ~, a. (person) menahan [sso] drpd /menghampiri, mendekati/ sso; b. (illness etc) menjauhkan: to keep an infection at ~, menjauhkan jangkitan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |