| abrupt | adj 1. sudden, tiba-tiba, mendadak; (of corner, turn, etc) tajam: an ~ change in the weather, perubahan cuaca yg tiba-tiba; come to an ~ end, tiba-tiba (sahaja) /berakhir, tamat, selesai/, /berakhir, tamat, selesai/ dgn tiba-tiba; come to an ~ /halt, stop/, tiba-tiba (sahaja) berhenti, berhenti dgn /tiba-tiba, mendadak/ (sahaja); 2. brusque, kasar: an ~ reply, jawapan yg kasar; an ~ manner of speaking, gaya pertuturan yg agak kasar; 3. Disconnected, tdk lancar, terputus-putus: an ~ style of writing, gaya penulisan yg tdk lancar; 4. steep, curam: an ~ descent, jalan turun yg curam. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spring | vt 1. make known without warning, tiba-tiba mengadakan; (news, proposal, etc) secara tiba-tiba + approp v: they sprang a surprise engagement party on their friends, mereka tiba-tiba mengadakan majlis pertunangan yg mengejutkan teman-teman mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shy 1 | ~ at, tiba-tiba berhenti: the pony shied at the fence causing the child to fall off, kuda itu tiba-tiba berhenti apabila sampai di pagar dan menyebabkan budak itu terjatuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| balk | vi. 1. (of horse), (tiba-tiba) /mogok, berhenti/: the horse ~ed and threw off its rider, kuda itu tiba-tiba mogok dan menyebabkan penunggangnya tercampak; 2. (of person) menunjukkan /keberatan, keengganan, ketidaksanggupan/: when the sergeant was ordered to shoot the prisoner, he ~ed, apabila sarjan itu diperintah menembak tawanan itu dia menunjukkan keberatannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bang1 | /come, run/ ~ up against st, tiba-tiba terserempak dgn sst: the hunters came ~ up against the tiger, pemburu-pemburu itu tiba-tiba terserempak dgn harimau; go ~, (of cracker) berdentum; (of door) berdentam, berdegam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gusty | adj 1. blowing in gusts, bertiup kencang dgn tiba-tiba: a ~ wind, angin yg bertiup kencang dgn tiba-tiba; 2. blustery, angin bertiup kencang sekejap-sekejap: a ~ day, hari yg angin bertiup kencang sekejap-sekejap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| check | vi 1. stop, pause, tiba-tiba berhenti: unable to climb the hill, he ~ed and waited for help, krn tdk dapat mendaki bukit itu dia tiba-tiba berhenti dan menunggu bantuan; 2. test (for accuracy etc) menyemak: he ~ed to see if his answers were correct, dia menyemak utk mengetahui sama ada jawapannya betul atau salah; 3. inspect, memeriksa: he ~ed to make sure he had his keys, dia memeriksa utk memastikan bahawa kuncinya ada; 4. tally, sama, serupa: his description ~s with mine, gambaran yg diberikannya sama dgn gambaran yg saya berikan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| veer | vi 1. turn suddenly to another direction, membelok secara tiba-tiba: the car ~ed and stopped beside a fire-hydrant, motokar itu membelok secara tiba-tiba dan berhenti di sebelah pili bomba; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pop 1 | ~ down, a. descend quickly, jatuh dgn tiba-tiba: when the air became short, the oxygen mask ~ped down, apabila kekurangan udara, topeng oksigen akan jatuh dgn tiba-tiba; b. see ~ in ; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| swerve | vi 1. deviate from course, turn suddenly, membelok dgn tiba-tiba; (of ball) melencong: the car ~d to avoid a dog and skidded into the ditch, kereta itu membelok dgn tiba-tiba utk mengelak drpd melanggar seekor anjing lalu tergelincir ke dlm parit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |