| mercy | n 1. pity, compassion, belas kasihan: they showed no ~ to their captives, mereka tdk menunjukkan belas kasihan thdp tawanan-tawanan mereka; he was treated without ~, dia diperlakukan tanpa belas kasihan; though we ple | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gaunt | adj 1. bony and haggard, kurus kering; (of cheeks, eyes) cengkung: the prisoners of war looked ~, tawanan-tawanan perang itu kelihatan kurus kering; 2. bare and desolate, gondol dan gersang; (of house) kosong dan tdk berseri: the ~ trees in winter, pohon-pohon gondol dan gersang pd musim sejuk; a ~ landscape, pandangan darat yg gondol dan gersang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unfortunate | adj 1. hapless, unlucky, tdk bernasib baik, malang: the ~ prisoners were kept standing for hours in the hot sun, tawanan-tawanan yg malang itu dibiarkan berdiri berjam-jam lamanya di tengah panas; we will do our best to help the ~ people, kami akan berusaha sedaya upaya utk menolong orang yg tdk bernasib baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| subject | vt 1. (usu pass.) cause to undergo or experience, [various translations]: prisoners in the concentration camps were ~ed to starvation and torture, tawanan-tawanan di kem tumpuan dibiarkan kelaparan dan diseksa; the metal was ~ed to extreme heat in the laboratory, logam itu dipanaskan ke darjah yg terlalu tinggi di makmal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spirit 1 | vt membawa [n] secara senyap-senyap: they managed to ~ the prisoners of war out of the country, mereka dapat membawa keluar tawanan-tawanan perang secara senyap-senyap dr negeri itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unthinkable | adj 1. inconceivable, unimaginable, tdk dapat /dibayangkan, difikirkan/, tdk terfikirkan: the ~ cruelty perpetrated on the prisoners of war, kezaliman yg tdk dapat dibayangkan yg dilakukan thdp tawanan-tawanan perang; a journey into space would have been ~ in the thirties, pengembaraan ke angkasa lepas mungkin tdk pernah terfikirkan dlm tahun-tahun tiga puluhan dahulu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| merciful | adj 1. forgiving, showing mercy, approp v + belas kasihan; (attrib and used with God or person) pengasih: they were ~ to the prisoners, mereka manaruh belas kasihan thdp tawanan-tawanan itu; he believed that God was ~ | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| captive | adj 1. held as prisoner, tawanan: ~ slaves, hamba tawanan; 2. caged, dlm kurungan, terkurung: ~ animals, binatang-binatang dlm kurungan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prisoner | n 1. convict, banduan: ~s are given educational facilities while serving a prison term, banduan diberi kemudahan belajar semasa menjalani hukuman penjara; 2. also prisoner of war tawanan perang: Allied ~s built the bridge on the River Kwai, tawanan perang Tentera Sekutu membina jambatan di Sungai Kwai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| unshackle | vt 1. /membuka, menanggalkan/ belenggu pd: the guard ~d the prisoner, pengawal membuka belenggu pd tawanan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |