| once | 3. (fml) a. (in negative sentences) sekali pun: he didn’t ~ try to help us, dia tdk sekali pun or tdk sekali pun dia mencuba menolong kami; she recited the whole poem without ~ making a mistake, dia membaca seluruh sajak itu tanpa sekali pun membuat kesalahan; b. (in conditional sentences) sekali [or not translated]: if we ~ set him free, we may not be able to contact him again, jika (sekali) kita melepaskannya, mungkin kita tdk dapat menghubunginya lagi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preferable | adj usu ~ to, lebih /baik, elok/: anything would be ~ to having to work under her, apa sekali pun lebih baik drpd bekerja dengannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| full marks | n (lit. & fig. ) markah penuh: I never once got ~ for maths, tdk pernah sekali pun saya mendapat markah penuh dlm matematik; he was given ~ for initiative, dia diberi markah penuh utk inisiatif. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| take | d. (o’s eyes, attention) mengalih sst: she never took her eyes off the stage, dia tdk sekali pun mengalih pandangannya dr pentas itu; this should ~ his mind off his troubles, ini sepatutnya mengalih fikirannya dr kesulitan-ke | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lose | 7. be defeated in, /kalah, tewas/ dlm: the team has not lost a match this year, pasukan itu tdk sekali pun tewas dlm perlawanan pd tahun ini; 8. fail to hear due to noise etc, tenggelam: his speech was lost in the cheers of the crowd, ucapannya tenggelam dlm tepuk sorak orang ramai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| patronage | 3. power to appoint others to important positions, kuasa naungan: he has never once abused his power of ~, dia tdk pernah sekali pun menyalahgunakan kuasa naungannya; 4. patronizing manner, speech, etc, sikap merendah-rendahkan [sso]: his ~ towards his colleagues has angered them, sikapnya yg suka merendah-rendahkan rakan sekerjanya menimbulkan kemarahan mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| swerve | 2. deviate from a course of action etc, menyimpang: in all those years the officer had never once ~ed from the path of duty, selama tempoh itu pegawai tersebut tdk pernah sekali pun menyimpang dr tugasnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| see 1 | did anyone ~ the accident?, adakah sesiapa yg nampak kemalangan itu berlaku?; in all the time I worked for him, I never once saw him lose his temper, sepanjang saya bekerja dengannya, sekali pun saya tdk pernah nampak dia marah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scuff | n 1. also scuff-mark mark left by scuffing, /bekas, kesan/ calar: no amount of polishing could disguise the ~s on the leather, walau bagaimana digilap sekali pun kesan calar pd kulit tersebut tdk dapat dihilangkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| puff | n 1. quick gust of wind, air, etc, hembusan, tiupan: she looks so frail, as though the slightest ~ would blow her over, dia kelihatan terlalu lemah sehinggakan hembusan angin yg sedikit sekali pun boleh menyebabkan dia tumbang; 2. act of puffing on pipe, cigarette, etc, menghisap: after a few ~s, he threw the cigarette away, selepas menghisapnya beberapa kali dia mencampakkan rokok itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |