| paper | However these were only ~ profits, selepas bertahun-tahun, kunci kira-kira syarikat itu menunjukkan kenaikan keuntungan hasil jualan. Walau bagaimanapun ini hanyalah keuntungan pd kertas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| smile | he was out of favour, sudah bertahun-tahun raja menyayanginya tetapi sekarang, dgn tiba-tiba dia diketepikan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| toil | n bekerja keras: years of ~ had hardened him, bertahun-tahun bekerja keras membuat dia tegar hati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| subsequently | he lived abroad for many years, but ~ returned to his homeland, bertahun-tahun dia tinggal di luar negeri, tetapi kemudiannya pulang ke tanah airnya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wear | n 1. act of wearing, dipakai: after years of ~, the coat was still in good condition, selepas bertahun-tahun dipakai, kot itu masih elok keadaannya; jeans for everyday ~, jean utk dipakai hari-hari; 2. damage from use, a. (of clothes etc) kelusuhan: the first signs of ~ usually appear on the collar, tanda-tanda awal kelusuhan biasanya kelihatan pd kolar; b. (of shoes, tyres, etc) haus: my shoes are showing signs of ~, kasut saya menampakkan tanda-tanda haus; 3. the quality of being lasting, tahan: the flooring will stand up to hard ~, lantai itu boleh tahan lasak; the carpet has years of ~ left in it still, permaidani itu masih boleh tahan bertahun-tahun lamanya lagi; 4. clothes of the stated type or for the stated purpose, pakaian: men’s ~ department, bahagian pakaian lelaki; evening ~, pakaian malam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| tied | adj terikat: for years he was ~ to an office job, bertahun-tahun lamanya dia terikat pd kerja pejabat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| static | after years of living in the city, he found village life rather ~, selepas bertahun-tahun tinggal di bandar, dia berasa kehidupan kampung tdk berubah-ubah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| overcrop | vt menanami [sst] dgn berlebihan: for years they ~ed the land, bertahun-tahun lamanya, mereka menanami tanah itu dgn berlebihan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bachelorhood | n (hidup) membujang: after years of ~, he finally got married, setelah bertahun-tahun membujang akhirnya dia berkahwin; /during, in/ so’s ~, semasa sso (masih) bujang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wilderness | in the ~, kehilangan pengaruh: for many years the politician was in the ~, selama bertahun-tahun, ahli politik itu kehilangan pengaruh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |