| bit1 | ~ by ~, sedikit-sedikit, sedikit demi sedikit; ~s and bobs, ~s and pieces, keropas-kerapis; a ~ at a time, sedikit-sedikit, sedikit demi sedikit; a ~ of a, rather, agak, boleh dikatakan: he’s a ~ of a coward, dia itu agak pengecut; a ~ of all right, (sl), (of person) menarik; a ~ on the side, (colloq) makan luar; do o’s ~, memberi sumbangan; every ~ as, benar-benar sama... spt, benar-benar se-[+ approp adj]: she is every ~ as pretty as her sister, dia benar-benar secantik kakaknya or dia benar-benar sama cantik spt kakaknya; for a ~, see WHILE (for a while); not a ~ (of it) tdk sedikit pun; take a ~ of, take a considerable amount of, mesti berani sedikit: it takes a ~ of courage to address a large audience, mesti berani sedikit utk berucap di hadapan hadirin yg ramai; thrilled to ~s, (colloq), /seronok, suka/ sangat; to ~s, sehingga berkecai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| smattering | n; a ~ of, sedikit-sedikit: he speaks English well, and has a ~ of two other languages, dia bertutur dlm bahasa Inggeris dgn baik dan mengetahui sedikit-sedikit dua bahasa lain; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fewer | adj & n /lagi, lebih/ sedikit, sedikit lagi: there are ~ people waiting outside today, bilangan orang yg menunggu di luar sedikit lagi hari ini; he made ~ mistakes this time, kesilapan yg dibuatnya lagi sedikit kali ini; few cared and ~ offered to help, bilangan yg mengambil berat sedikit, bilangan yg menawarkan pertolongan lebih sedikit; no ~ than, sekurang-kurangnya: no ~ than six hundred guests turned up at her wedding, sekurang-kurangnya enam ratus tetamu menghadiri majlis perkahwinannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inch | ~ by ~, sedikit demi sedikit: the army moved ~ by ~ further into enemy territory, pasukan tentera itu mara sedikit demi sedikit ke dlm awasan musuh; by ~es, only just, nyaris (-nyaris), cemas(-cemas), hampir(-hampir): the bullet missed him by ~es, peluru itu nyaris-nyaris terkena padanya; every ~, a. in all respects, benar-benar, betul-betul: she is every ~ a lady, dia benar-benar wanita yg bersopan; b. entirely, setiap inci: he nows every ~ of the road, dia tahu setiap inci jalan itu; c. the whole distance, sepanjang: they had to fight every ~ of the way, mereka terpaksa berlawan sepanjang jalan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| driblet | n small amount, sedikit; in ~s, sedikit demi sedikit, beruncit-runcit: he paid the money he owed me in ~s, dia membayar hutangnya kpd saya sedikit demi sedikit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| piecemeal | advsedikit demi sedikit: the house has been enlarged ~ over a number of years, rumah itu telah dibesarkan sedikit demi sedikit selama beberapa tahun. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| piecemeal | adj uncit, approp vsedikit demi sedikit: such ~ reforms are never satisfactory, perubahan uncit begitu or yg dibuat-buat sedikit demi sedikit begitu tdk akan mendatangkan kepuasan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inch | ~ up, memanjat [sst] /perlahan-lahan, sedikit demi sedikit/: the group ~ up the rocky slope, umpulan itu memanjat cerun yg berbatu sedikit demi sedikit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| smattering | the population is predominently Negro, with a ~ of Arabs in the northern area, sebahagian besar penduduknya ialah Negro, dan sedikit-sedikit Arab di kawasan utara. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inch | vi move slowly, gradually, approp v + /perlahan-lahan, sedikit demi sedikit/: we ~ed along the slippery ledge, kami bergerak perlahan-lahan di sepanjang tubir yg licin itu; afraid of falling, he ~ed back from the edge of the cliff, krn takut jatuh, dia berundur sedikit demi sedikit dr tepi tebing itu; the crowd ~ed forward, anxious to catch a glimpse of the royal couple, orang ramai yg ingin melihat wajah pasangan diraja itu mara ke hadapan sedikit demi sedikit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |