| Scylla | n (Greek mythol) raksasa laut; between ~ and Charybdis, ditelan mati emak, diluah mati bapa, hendak ditelan termengkelan, hendak diluah tiada keluar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| engulf | ~ in; be ~ed in, a. ditelan: the whole house was ~ed in flames, seluruh rumah itu ditelan api; b. (fig.) dilanda; (silence, grief, etc) diselubungi: she was ~ed in grief on the death of her mother, dia diselubungi duka krn kematian ibunya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dodo | n; as dead as a ~, a. extinct, sudah ditelan zaman; b. out of date, ketinggalan zaman. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| go | e. subside, surut; (of wind, storm) reda: the swelling is beginning to ~ down, benjol itu mulai surut; the wind went down after sunset, angin reda sesudah senja; f. be swallowed, ditelan: these pills don’t ~ down easily, pil-pil ini sukar ditelan; g. find acceptance, diterima: his explanation didn’t ~ down well, keterangannya tdk diterima dgn baik; h. be set down in writing, tercatat: the event will ~ down in history books, peristiwa itu akan tercatat dlm buku-buku sejarah; i. be defeated, fail, tewas, kalah: he went down in the third set, dia kalah dlm set ketiga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| swallow 1 | ~ /so., st/ up, a. cause so., st to disappear, engulf completely, menelan: the escapee ran into the stadium and was ~ed up by the crowd,banduan yg terlepas itu lari ke dlm stadium dan telah ditelan oleh orang ramai; he watched the car drive away until it was ~ed up by the darkness, dia memperhatikan kereta itu berlalu sehingga kereta itu ditelan oleh kegelapan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bitter | adj 1. (rel to taste) pahit: the pill left a ~ taste in the mouth, pil itu meninggalkan rasa pahit dlm mulut; ~ orange peel, kulit oren yg pahit; a ~ pill to swallow, sst yg pahit yg terpaksa /diterima, ditelan/; 2. piercing, stinging, /menggigit, menusuk/ ke tulang: a ~ chill, kedinginan yg menusuk ke tulang; 3. piercingly cold, kedinginannya /menggigit, menusuk/ ke tulang: a ~ night, malam yg kedinginannya menusuk ke tulang; 4. hard to bear or accept, pahit, getir: a ~ experience, pengalaman pahit; a ~ lesson, pengajaran pahit; a ~ disappointment, kekecewaan yg getir; ~ poverty, kemiskinan yg pahit; the ~ truth, kenyataan pahit; 5. full of resentment, pain, a. (of person) berasa marah dan kecewa: she was still ~ about her parents’ divorce, dia masih lagi berasa marah dan kecewa krn perceraian ibu bapanya; b. (of words etc) pahit; c. (of tears) kesal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| devil | a ~ of a, (colloq), [no specif translation]: we had a ~ of a time trying to convince her, teruk kami hendak meyakinkan dia; a ~ of a car, hebat betul kereta itu; between the ~ and the deep blue sea, dlm keadaan ditelan mati emak, diludahkan mati bapa; go to the ~, a. be damned, pergi jahanam; b. go away, berambus; like the ~, see HELL (like hell); lucky ~, bertuah betul; play the ~ with, see HELL (play hell with); poor ~, [no specif translation]: the poor ~ had lost all his money, kasihan dia, habis duit dia hilang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| devour | vt 1. eat greedily, voraciously, membaham, melahap: he ~ed his meal as though he hadn’t eaten for days, dia membaham makanannya seolah-olah dia tdk makan berhari-hari; 2. engulf, menelan, memakan: hundreds of acres of forest were ~ed by fire, beratus-ratus ekar hutan telah ditelan api; 3. absorb greedily, dgn /rakus, lahap/ + approp v: his eyes ~ed the splendid scenery, matanya dgn lahap memandang pemandangan yg indah itu; the precocious child ~ed all the books in a week, kanak-kanak yg bijak itu dgn rakus membaca semua buku tersebut dlm masa seminggu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| envelop | vt 1. wrap up, (in a garment) menutupi; (in a shawl, blanket) membaluti: a three - year - old girl wearing an oversized robe which completely ~ed her, kanak-kanak berumur tiga tahun memakai jubah yg terlalu besar yg menutupi seluruh badannya; she had ~ed the baby in a large woollen shawl, dia membaluti bayi itu dgn selendang bulu yg besar; 2. cover completely as to conceal from sight, menyelubungi, menyelimuti; (in flames) menelan: they were prevented from landing by the fog which ~ed the city, mereka tdk dapat mendarat disebabkan kabut yg menyelubungi bandar itu; the whole building was ~ed in flames, seluruh bangunan itu ditelan api; 3. obscure, menyelubungi: a subject ~ed in mystery, perkara yg diselubungi misteri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |