| gradual | adj 1. taking place by degrees, beransur-ansur: there has been a ~ increase in rents, sewa telah naik secara beransur-ansur; education is a ~ process, pendidikan ialah proses yg beransur-ansur; 2. not steep, landai: a ~ slope, cerun landai. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fading | adj 1. drooping, withering, sedang layu; 2. losing brightness, a. (of material, colour) beransur-ansur /pudar, luntur/; b. (of photograph, picture, writing) semakin kabur; c. (of light) semakin kelam: we found it difficult to see in a ~ light, kami mendapati sukar utk melihat dlm cahaya yg semakin kelam; 3. losing vigour, strength, semakin lemah; 4. diminishing, dwindling, a. (of sound) semakin perlahan; (because of increasing distance) semakin sayup: the ~ sound of the train, bunyi kereta api yg semakin sayup; b. (of hope) semakin tipis; 5. becoming gradually eliminated, beransur /hilang, luput, lenyap/: a ~ memory, kenangan yg beransur hilang; 6. disappearing from sight, semakin /hilang, lenyap/ dr pandangan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decline | vi 1. slope downward, menurun, melandai: the track ~d to the beach, jalan kecil itu menurun ke pantai; 2. deteriorate, diminish, merosot: his power slowly ~d, kuasanya beransur-ansur merosot; the birth rate has been declining for some years, kadar kelahiran telah merosot selama beberapa tahun; the value of the property is declining steadily, nilai harta itu beransur-ansur merosot; 3. refuse, menolak; (to do st) enggan: every time he is invited he ~s, setiap kali dijemput, dia menolak; he ~d to discuss his future plans, dia enggan membincangkan rancangan masa depannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| advance | vi 1. move forward, a. (in positon) mara: the search-party has ~d two miles upstream, pasukan penyelamat telah mara dua batu ke hulu; the flood waters ~d slowly, air bah beransur-ansur mara; b. (of night) semakin /larut, jauh/: as the night ~d, we became more worried, semakin larut malam, kami semakin bimbang; c. (of evening) semakin /kelam, gelap/; d. (of day) berlalu; 2. progress, meningkat maju: a country that has ~d tremendously since independence, negara yg telah meningkat maju dgn pesat sejak kemerdekaan; he ~d rapidly under the new management, dia meningkat maju dgn cepat di bawah pengurusan baru; 3. rise, meningkat; (of price, cost) meningkat, naik: sales ~d steadily, jualan terus meningkat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| assuage | vt 1. reduce, soothe, a. (grief, fear, anger, suffering, etc) mengurangkan, meredakan: to ~ so’s anxiety, mengurangkan kerisauan sso; to ~ so’s fear, mengurangkan ketakutan sso; b. (pain) melegakan, meredakan, mengurangkan, mengabar: the antacid gradually ~d the pain, antasid itu beransur-ansur melegakan kesakitan; 2. satisfy, appease, (hunger) menghilangkan; (thirst) menghilangkan, memuaskan; (appetite, desire, craving) memuaskan: there was more than enough to ~ his appetite, itu pun lebih drpd cukup utk memuaskan seleranya; 3. calm, pacify, menenteramkan, menenangkan: nothing I could say would ~ him, apa saja yg saya katakan tdk akan dapat menenteramkannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| deadly | adj 1. fatal, lethal, (boleh) membawa maut: the poison of the taipan is ~, bisa ular taipan boleh membawa maut; a ~ disease, penyakit yg boleh membawa maut; 2. implacable, a. (of enemy, foe) ketat: ~ enemies, musuh ketat; b. (of feeling) meluap-luap: ~ hatred, kebencian yg meluap-luap; ~ vengeance, dendam kesumat; 3. with aim to kill, destroy, bermati-matian: to be locked in ~ combat, terlibat dlm pertarungan bermati-matian; 4. deathlike, a. (of paleness, pallor) spt mayat: a ~ paleness spread over her features, wajahnya beransur-ansur pucat spt mayat; b. (of silence) sepi; c. (of stillness) sesepi-sepinya; 5. excessive, sangat: he was in ~ haste to leave town, dia sangat tergesa-gesa hendak meninggalkan bandar itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |