| avail | vi; ~ little, do not ~, a. be of no value, tdk bermakna: money and status ~ little in such places, wang dan pangkat tdk bermakna di tempat yg spt itu; b. be ineffective, sia-sia sahaja: it ~s little to cry over spilt milk, sia-sia sahaja menyesali sst yg sudah terlanjur; heroism could not ~ against enemy fire, kewiraan itu sia-sia sahaja utk melawan tembakan musuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| consist | vi; ~ in, [various translations]: goodness ~s in being honest, true and kind, kebaikan bermakna sso harus bersifat jujur, benar dan baik hati; education does not ~ merely in learning what the teacher teaches one, pendidikan bukanlah semata-mata mempelajari apa yg diajar guru; the beauty of the city ~s in the eclectic mixture of old and new in the designs of its buildings, keindahan kota itu terletak pd gabungan unsur lama dan baru yg bersifat eklektik dlm reka bentuk bangunan-bangunannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| involve | vt melibatkan; (in crime or some unpleasant activity) melibatkan, membabitkan; (used with “what”) terlibat; (foll by determiner) bermakna: higher education ~s great expenditure, pendidikan peringkat tinggi melibatkan perbelanjaan yg banyak; an accident involving four cars and a lorry, kemalangan yg melibatkan empat buah kereta dan sebuah lori; the job ~s taking care of children between ages two and six, kerja itu melibatkan penjagaan kanak-kanak yg berumur antara dua dan enam tahun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| devoid | adj; ~ of, tdk mempunyai, tdk ber- [n]: absolutely ~ of ambition, langsung tdk mempunyai cita-cita; phrases ~ of meaning, frasa-frasa yg tdk bermakna. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eloquent | adj 1. skilled in use of language, mahir menggunakan bahasa; (of orator) pandai /berucap, berpidato, bertutur/: he is a very ~ writer, dia pengarang yg sangat mahir menggunakan bahasa; 2. (of person, language ), (fluent) petah, fasih, lancar; (moving) mengharukan, memilukan; (persuasive, forceful) meyakinkan, berkesan: an ~ description of the miserable plight of the refugees, gambaran yg mengharukan ttg kesengsaraan orang-orang pelarian itu; 3. vividly expressive (of st) mencerminkan: her dark, haunted eyes, ~ of the terrors through which she had lived, matanya yg hitam dan penuh kengerian mencerminkan kezaliman yg pernah dilaluinya; 4. full of meaning, bermakna, penuh makna: a single, malevolent glance from his steely blue eyes was more ~ than an hour of Hitler’s mad oratory, kerlingan matanya yg biru waja yg membayangkan niat jahatnya, lebih bermakna drpd sejam penuh pidato gila Hitler. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| f ollow | 4. be true as a logical consequence, kesimpulan: everybody thinks that he murdered the old lady but I don’t see how that ~s from the statements that the witnesses have made, semua orang fikir bahawa dia yg membunuh wanita tua itu, tetapi saya tdk nampak bagaimana kesimpulan ini boleh dibuat berdasarkan keterangan para saksi; it ~s that, bererti, bermakna: she’s not in her room but it doesn’t neccessarily ~ that she hasn’t come to work, dia tdk ada di biliknya, tetapi itu tdk semestinya bererti dia belum masuk kerja; 5. imitate, mengikut: the ABC Bank took the initiative and the other banks ~ed, Bank ABC mengambil inisiatif dan yg lainnya mengikut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| involve | he ~d himself in all kinds of voluntary work, dia melibatkan diri dlm pelbagai kerja sukarela; this affair ~s his honour, hal ini melibatkan kehormatannya; he ~d two of his friends in the conspiracy, dia membabitkan dua orang kawannya dlm persubahatan itu; what does the course ~?, apakah perkara-perkara yg terlibat dlm kursus itu?; accepting the job would ~ his moving to the city, dgn menerima kerja itu, ini bermakna dia terpaksa berpindah ke bandar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |