| jerk | vi tersentak(-sentak), tersentap(-sentap): the car ~ed several times and then stopped, kereta itu tersentak-sentak beberapa kali lalu berhenti; the rod ~ed in his hand as the fish took the bait, joran di tangannya tersentak-sentak apabila ikan memakan umpan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| blench | vi tersentak: the explosion made him ~, letupan itu membuatnya tersentak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| awakening | n kesedaran: her ~ to social injustice, kesedarannya thdp ketidakadilan sosial; (have a) rude ~, tersentak: he had a rude ~ when he got his exam results, dia tersentak apabila mendapat keputusan peperiksaannya; the rude ~ came when the company had to close down, mereka tersentak apabila syarikat itu terpaksa ditutup. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| jerky | adj 1. (of motion) tersentak-sentak, tersentap-sentap; (of person or any part of person) kekok, canggung: the ~ motion of the train as it started, kereta api itu bergerak tersentak-sentak semasa mula berjalan; a ~ ride in a bullock cart, perjalanan dgn kereta lembu yg tersentak-sentak; the movement of your arms is too ~, gerak tanganmu terlalu kekok; 2. (of style) tdk lancar, tersangkut-sangkut: a ~ style of writing, gaya penulisan yg tdk lancar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stop | ~ /so., st/ in /its, their/ tracks, menyebabkan sso tersentak: the sound of a child’s scream ~ped them in their tracks, bunyi jeritan budak menyebabkan mereka tersentak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| boggle | vi often ~ at, 1. start with fright, tersentak: the prisoner ~d at the sight of the gallows, banduan itu tersentak melihat tempat gantung; 2. be alarmed, (menjadi) bingung: my mind ~s at the possibility, fikiran saya bingung memikirkan kemungkinan itu; 3. be reluctant, enggan, tdk mahu: he always ~d at the additional expense, dia selalu enggan membayar perbelanjaan yg lebih. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| earth | bring so. back to ~, (act.) menyedarkan sso drpd /lamunannya, khayalannya/, menyebabkan sso /tersedar, tersentak/ drpd lamunannya; (pass.) sso /tersentak, tersedar/ drpd /lamunannya, khayalannya/; come /back, down/ to ~, kembali ke alam nyata; down to ~, (bersifat) realistik; go to ~, menyembunyikan diri, bersembunyi: he went to ~ after the abortive coup, dia menyembunyikan diri selepas perampasan kuasa yg gagal itu; un to ~, a. (animal) /mengejar, memburu/ [n] hingga ke lubangnya; b. (person) /menemui, mendapati/ [n] selepas mencari-cari; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stutter | vi bercakap tergagap-gagap; (of machinery) tersentak-sentak: he was raging and ~ing, dia sedang memberang dan bercakap tergagap-gagap; the engine ~ed and died, enjin itu tersentak-sentak lalu mati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| recoil | vi 1. shrink in fear, disgust, etc, (lit.) tersentak; (fig.) terkejut: she ~ed when the man touched her arm, dia tersentak apabila lelaki itu menyentuh tangannya; the whole nation ~ed from the violence, seluruh negara terkejut melihat keganasan itu; 2. (of gun, spring) menganjal: the spring ~s when released, spring itu menganjal apabila dilepaskan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| jerk | give st a ~, /menyentak, menyentap/ sst: to signal by giving the rope a ~, memberi isyarat dgn menyentak tali; in (a series of) ~s, dgn /tersentak-sentak, tersentap-sentap/: the lorry moved in a series of ~s, lori itu bergerak dgn tersentak-sentak; with a ~, a. with abrupt pulling movement, dgn /menyentak, menyentap/; b. with irregular jolting movement, tersentak(-sentak), tersentap(-sentap): the bus stopped with a ~, bas itu tersentak lalu berhenti; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |