| hook | ~, line and sinker, bulat-bulat: he fell for the story, ~, line and sinker, dia menerima cerita itu bulat-bulat; by ~ or by crook, (colloq) dgn apa cara sekalipun; (get) off the ~, lepas: he likes to blame others so that he can get off the ~, dia suka menyalahkan orang lain supaya dia lepas; how he managed to get off the ~, I really don’t know, bagaimana dia boleh lepas drpd tugas itu, saya pun tdk tahu; /let, get/ so. off the ~, melepaskan sso: I’ll let you off the ~ this time but you’d better watch out in future, kali ini saya lepaskan kamu tetapi masa-masa yg akan datang, jaga-jaga; take, leave /telephone, receiver/ off the ~, membiarkan gagang telefon di tepi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| draw | ~ /bit, bridle/, pull up a horse, menarik tali kekang; ~ comfort, berasa lega; ~ the line, menentukan batasnya: you must ~ the line somewhere, kamu mesti menentukan batasnya; ~ level, bersaing: as we drew level I could see that he was sweating heavily, apabila kami bersaing, saya nampak bahawa dia bermandi peluh; ~ near, mendekat, merapat, menghampiri + approp n; (of time, event) hampir tiba, sudah hampir: it was only as we drew near that we noticed a second passenger in the car, apabila kami mendekat barulah kami ternampak seorang lagi penumpang di dlm kereta itu; the time for the interview is ~ing near, masa temu duga itu hampir tiba; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| midpoint | n central point, a. (of line etc) di tengah-tengah; b. (in time) pertengahan: we have reached the ~ of today’s ceremony, kita telah sampai di pertengahan perayaan utk hari ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| after | prep 1. following in time, selepas, sesudah, setelah: ~ lunch, selepas makan tengah hari; ~ a short rest, selepas berehat sebentar; ~ the wedding, selepas majlis perkahwinan; 2. following continually, dr [ n ] ke [n ], demi; (of period of time) dr se [ n ] ke se [ n ], berganti: line ~ line, dr satu baris ke satu baris; mistake ~ mistake, kesilapan demi kesilapan; they worked day ~ day, mereka bekerja dr sehari ke sehari; 3. following in place, selepas, sesudah: my name was ~ his on the list, nama saya selepas namanya dlm senarai itu; Q comes ~ P in the alphabet, dlm abjad, Q ialah selepas P; 4. behind, dr belakang, [sometimes not translated]: she followed ~ him, dia mengikutinya dr belakang; please close the door ~ you, tolong tutup pintu; he dragged the broken branch ~ him, dia mengheret dahan patah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| well1 | b. a long time, lama: the first mammals came into existence ~ before the extinction of the dinosaurs, binatang mamalia yg pertama sudah wujud lama sebelum pupusnya dinosaur; not until ~ after the meeting was over did people realize what had actually happened, lama sesudah mesyuarat itu berakhir, barulah orang sedar apa yg sebenarnya terjadi; ~ /beforehand, in advance/, lama sebelumnya, awal-awal lagi; c. a long way, jauh: this year’s returns are ~ below (or ~ down on) those of last year, pulangan tahun ini jauh lebih rendah drpd tahun yg lalu; animals like these are found ~ above the tree-line on Mt. Kinabalu, binatang spt ini terdapat jauh selepas garisan pokok di Gunung Kinabalu; he must be ~ over retiring age, usianya sudah pasti jauh melebihi umur bersara; the party carried on ~ into the night, majlis itu berterusan hingga malam; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| it | f. (used when making statement about specif time) waktu, [or not translated]: tell me when ~’s 4 o’clock, beritahu saya apabila waktu pukul empat; g. (used when making statement about distance) jarak: ~’s 500 kilometres to Butterworth, jarak dr sini ke Butterworth ialah 500 kilometer; 4. a. (used in statements rel to so’s identity), [not translated]; (in telephone conversation) ini, di sini: “who was that at the door?” “It was our next-door neighbour”, “siapa yg mengetuk pintu tadi?” “Jiran sebelah rumah kita”; “may I know who’s on the line?” – “It’s Safiah. Don’t you remember me?”, “boleh saya tahu siapa yg bercakap?” – “Ini Safiah, saudara tak ingat saya?”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| out | 12. not suitable at all, tdk dapat diterima: some of his suggestions are good, but most of the time they are completely ~, sesetengah cadangannya baik, tetapi kebanyakannya tdk dapat diterima langsung; 13. incorrect, a. (of calculation, reckoning, person doing the calculation, etc) tdk betul; (when the difference is specified) berselisih, lari: you’re ~ in your calculations, kiraan kamu tdk betul; the accounts are $5.00 ~, akaun ini berselisih sebanyak $5.00; b. (of guess) meleset: your first guess was way ~, tekaan pertama kamu jauh meleset; c. (of clock, watch) lari: my watch is eight minutes ~, jam saya lari lapan minit; 14. (cricket) no longer allowed to take part, dikeluarkan; 15. (of ball in tennis etc) outside the line, keluar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approach | n 1. act of coming nearer, a. (in space) mendekat, merapat, menghampiri + approp pron or n: at our ~, the intruders fled, penceroboh-penceroboh itu lari apabila kami menghampiri mereka; the ~ of the whirlwind sent people scurrying for shelter, orang-orang lari bertempiaran mencari tempat perlindungan apabila puting beliung menghampiri pelabuhan itu; b. (in time) menjelang, mendekat, hampir tiba; (of death) hampir tiba, sudah dekat: the ~ of midnight, menjelang tengah malam; 2. approximation, semblance, hampir sama: the account makes some ~ to truth, cerita itu hampir sama dgn yg sebenarnya; a fair ~ to accuracy, hampir tepat; 3. access, jalan masuk: trees line the ~ to the palace, pokok-pokok berderet di sepanjang jalan masuk ke istana; ~ road, jalan tuju; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |