| quench | vt 1. extinguish, memadamkan: firemen used gallons of water in an attempt to ~ the flames, ahli-ahli bomba menggunakan bergelen-gelen air dlm usaha memadamkan api itu; 2. slake, menghilangkan: a glass of iced t | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| beat | ~ so. back, memaksa sso berundur, menyebabkan sso terpaksa berundur: the huge flames ~ the firemen back, api yg menjulang-julang itu memaksa ahli-ahli bomba berundur; ~ down, memancar terik ke: the sun ~ down on our backs, matahari memancar terik ke belakang kami; ~ so. down to, membuat sso /menurunkan, mengurangkan/ harga ke: he wanted $8,000 for his car but I managed to ~ him down to $ 5,000, dia meminta $8,000 utk keretanya tetapi saya berjaya membuat dia menurunkan harga ke $5,000; ~ st down, a. flatten st by descending heavily, merebahkan, meranapkan: the paddy had been ~en down by the rain, pohon padi itu telah direbahkan oleh hujan; b. reduce price by argument etc, /menurunkan, mengurangkan/ sst, menyebabkan sst turun: fierce competition among sellers will inevitably ~ the price down, persaingan hebat antara penjual tdk dapat tdk akan menurunkan harga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| break | ~ into st, a. enter st forcibly, memecah masuk ke dlm sst: the firemen had to ~ into the empty house to put out the fire, ahli-ahli bomba terpaksa memecah masuk ke dlm rumah kosong itu utk memadamkan api; the warehouse has been broken into, ada orang sudah memecah masuk ke dlm gudang itu; b. interrupt st, mencelah sst: he broke into the conversation to say goodbye, dia mencelah perbualan itu utk mengucapkan selamat tinggal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fireman | n ahli bomba. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| singed | adj terbakar: the fireman smelt of ~ hair, rambut ahli bomba itu berbau spt rambut yg terbakar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| go | the fireman tried to save the child but it was no ~, ahli bomba mencuba menyelamatkan budak itu tapi sia-sia saja; make a ~ of st, (colloq) menjayakan sst: I’m sure I could make a ~ of the farm if there are enough funds, saya yakin saya boleh menjayakan ladang itu jika wang mencukupi; on the ~, (colloq) tak henti-henti sibuk: she’s on the ~ all day but never seems to get tired, dia tak henti-henti sibuk sepanjang hari tetapi tdk pernah kelihatan penat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stand | the police asked the crowd to ~ back and let the firemen through, polis meminta orang ramai berundur supaya ahli bomba dapat lalu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| free | 2. extricate, disentangle, melepaskan: it took the firemen two hours to ~ the driver from the wrecked car, ahli bomba mengambil masa dua jam utk melepaskan pemandu dr kereta yg remuk itu; he ~d himself from the ropes, dia melepaskan dirinya drpd ikatan; the woman managed to ~ herself from his grasp, wanita itu dapat melepaskan dirinya drpd pegangannya; 3. cause (so., st) to become available, membolehkan: opting for early retirement ~d him to finish his book, memilih bersara awal membolehkannya menyelesaikan bukunya; by standing on two feet mankind ~d his hands for other tasks, dgn berdiri di atas dua kaki manusia membolehkan tangannya digunakan utk tugas lain. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| spread | a disease that can ~ easily and quickly, penyakit yg menular dgn mudah dan cepat; firemen struggled to stop the fire from ~ing, ahli bomba bertungkus-lumus utk menghalang api drpd merebak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| recover | 3. find and extricate, mencari: police and firemen are still trying to ~ bodies from the burnt-out disco, polis dan ahli bomba masih berusaha mencari mayat di disko yg terbakar itu; b. extricate, mengeluarkan, membawa keluar: 36 bodies have been ~ed from the sunken ship, 36 mayat telah dikeluarkan dr kapal yg tenggelam itu; six bodies have been ~ed from the mine, enam mayat telah dibawa keluar dr lombong itu; 4. recoup, mendapat /balik, kembali/: he sued the landlord and ~ed all the money, dia mendakwa tuan tanah dan mendapat balik semua wangnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |