| patch | terdapat bahagian-bahagian humor sepanjang tragedi itu; 5. small plot of land, petak tanah; (with a number of plants growing in one place) petak tanah yg ditanami: he set aside a small ~ on which he intended to grow vegetables later, dia mengasingkan sepetak kecil tanah utk menanam sayur-sayuran kelak; strawberry ~, petak tanah yg ditanami strawberi; 6. (UK), (colloq) policeman’s, social worker’s area of operation, kawasan jagaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plate | vt 1. overlay, coat with thin layer usu of precious metal, menyadur: small ornaments ~d with gold, barang-barang hiasan kecil yg disadur dgn emas; 2. cover with metal plate, menyadur: the sides of the ship were ~d, bahagian-bahagian tepi kapal itu telah disadur; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| narrow | adj 1. of small width compared to length, a. (gen) tdk lebar: a ~ table, meja yg tdk lebar; the middle or ~ portion of the bone, bahagian tengah atau bahagian yg tdk lebar tulang itu; b. (of passage, piece of land, room, etc) sempit: a ~ and winding stream, anak sungai yg sempit dan berliku-liku; a ~ sidewalk, kaki lima yg sempit; a ~ bridge, jambatan yg sempit; ~ coastal plain, dataran pinggir laut yg sempit; the neck is the ~ portion of the bottle, leher botol ialah bahagian yg sempit pd botol; c. (of ribbon etc) halus: she wore a dress with ~ shoulder straps, dia memakai gaun yg bertali halus di bahunya; d. (of fabric, textile) bidang kecil; e. (of waist) ramping; f. (of shoulder, hips) kuncup, kecil; 2. rigid, sempit: a ~ mind, fikiran yg sempit; ~ views, pandangan yg sempit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preponderate | vi (fml) predominate, lebih + approp adj:evidence for the accused ~d at the trial, dalam perbicaraan itu, bukti-bukti yg menyebelahi tertuduh adalah lebih ketara; small farms ~ in that part of the country, terdapat lebih banyak ladang kecil di bahagian tersebut negeri itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| innermost | adj 1. a. farthest in, paling jauh ke dlm: the ~ part of the cave, bahagian gua yg paling jauh ke dlm; b. central, di tengah-tengah, (paling) tengah, tengah sekali: the ~ room of the palace, bilik istana yg di tengah-tengah; 2. most private, [various translations]: she was afraid to reveal her ~ feelings, dia takut utk menunjukkan perasaan yg terpendam dlm lubuk hatinya; writing his ~ thoughts in his diary..., menulis isi hatinya dlm buku harian...; it was his ~ belief that..., dlm hati kecilnya dia percaya bahawa...; in the ~ recesses of her heart, jauh di lubuk hatinya; ~ being, hati kecil. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| truncate | vt shorten, memangkas; (article, debate, etc) memendekkan: the top branches have been ~d to prevent them from interfering with the wires, dahan-dahan di bahagian atas telah dipangkas supaya tdk terkena wayar; his article had been ~d to fit into the small space, rencananya telah dipendekkan supaya dapat dimuatkan dlm ruang yg kecil itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| waist | n 1. part of the body between the ribs and the hips, pinggang: her ~ measures 22 inches, pinggangnya berukuran 22 inci; women have smaller ~s than men, wanita mempunyai pinggang yg lebih kecil drpd lelaki; that fat man has no ~, lelaki gemuk itu tdk berpinggang; he was badly bruised from the ~ up, badannya lebam-lebam di bahagian pinggang ke atas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preposterous | adj 1. unreasonable, absurd, tdk /munasabah, masuk akal/, karut: she was taken aback by his ~ suggestion, dia terperanjat oleh cadangannya yg tdk munasabah; his claim to a share was ~, tuntutannya utk mendapatkan satu bahagian adalah tdk munasabah; 2. laughably foolish, queer, pelik: what a ~ looking house! It’s quite out of place on that small plot of land, pelik betul nampak rumah itu! Agak tdk sesuai atas sebidang tanah yg kecil. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |