| hammer | ~ away at, a. work hard at, bermati-matian + approp v: he ~ed away at the pile of letters to get it done by midday, dia bermati-matian menjawab timbunan surat itu supaya selesai sebelum tengah hari; all night he ~ed away at the solution to the problem, sepanjang malam dia bermati-matian memikirkan penyelesaian kpd masalah itu; b. repeat forcefully, menubikan, menubi-nubikan: the lawyer kept on ~ing away at the same point to no effect, peguam tersebut terus menubi-nubikan perkara yg sama tetapi tdk berkesan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| battle | ~ against, a. (an enemy etc) see vi; b. struggle against, (bermati-matian) melawan; (adversity, difficulties, etc) bergulat dgn: to ~ against the wind, bermati-matian melawan angin; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flat1 | ~ out, (colloq) a. with all o’s strength, bermati-matian, bertungkus-lumus, berhempas pulas; b. at full speed, selaju-lajunya, secepat-cepatnya: because we were late we drove ~ out all the way to the airport, disebabkan kami terlewat, kami memandu selaju-lajunya ke lapangan terbang; c. exhausted, sangat letih; knock (so.) ~, /menumbangkan, merebahkan/ sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grim | adj 1. resolute, teguh, kuat: it was only through ~ determination, that he was able to finish the job, hanya dgn azam yg kuat dia dapat menyudahkan kerjanya; /hold on, hang on/ like ~ death, berpaut bermati-matian: he hung on to the tree like ~ death to avoid being swept away by the current, dia berpaut bermati-matian pd pokok itu utk mengelakkan drpd dihanyutkan oleh arus; 2. serious, unsmiling, serius, garang: looking rather ~, the director came out to talk to the reporters, dgn wajah yg agak serius, pengarah itu keluar utk bercakap dgn para wartawan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| All | ~ one (to so.) sama saja (bagi sso); ~ out, (ber)mati-matian, (ber)habis-habisan: our team must go ~ out to win, pasukan kita harus berusaha bermati-matian utk menang; [see also ALL-OUT adj]; ~ over, a. (of place) i. everywhere, merata-rata, di merata(-rata) tempat, di serata tempat; (on, in every part of body etc) seluruh, serata: I’ve looked ~ over for you, saya sudah mencari kamu merata-rata; her body was bruised ~ over, seluruh badannya lebam-lebam; the gown was covered ~ over with sequins, seluruh gaun itu dihiasi labuci; ii. everywhere in, di /seluruh, merata(-rata), serata/, di /merata(-rata), serata/ tempat di; (as intensifier), [various translations]: ~ over the world, di seluruh dunia; you’ve got mud ~ over our shoes, kasutmu berlumuran lumpur; there are ants ~ over the food, makanan itu dikerumuni semut; | 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 |
| desperately | adv 1. hopelessly, incurably, teruk, kuat, keras: to be ~ ill, sakit teruk; 2. with all-out effort, sedaya upaya: ~ fighting cancer of the bone, berusaha sedaya upaya melawan penyakit barah tulang; the new government struggled ~ to restore order in the war-torn country, kerajaan baru itu berusaha sedaya upaya utk memulihkan keadaan dlm negara yg dilanda perang; 3. with reckless abandon, bermati-matian; 4. appallingly, shockingly, amat, terlalu, sangat: ~ poor, amat miskin; ~ overcrowded, terlalu sesak; 5. extremely, intensely, amat, sangat: ~ bored, amat bosan; ~ urgent, amat mendesak; ~ worried, sangat risau; to need st ~, amat memerlukan sst. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| flog | vt 1. beat severely, (with whip) menyebat, menyesah, melibas, membelasah; (with stick) membantai, membalun, membelasah: I’ll ~ the laziness out of him, saya akan menyebatnya supaya dia tdk malas lagi; ~ a dead horse, (colloq) mencari jejak dlm air; ~ st to death, (colloq) mengulangi sst berkali-kali sehingga + approp adj: he’d already ~ged the joke to death so nobody smiled, dia telah mengulangi jenaka itu berkali-kali sehingga tdk seorang pun yg senyum; ~ os to death, bekerja bermati-matian, bertungkus-lumus; 2. (UK), (colloq) sell, menjual: I had to ~ my car to pay your fine, saya terpaksa menjual kereta saya utk membayar denda kamu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| death | as sure as ~, sudah pasti, tdk dapat dielakkan lagi; at ~’s door, di /ambang, pintu, gerbang/ maut; /at the point, on the verge/ of ~, di ambang maut; be the ~ of so., cause so’s death, menyebabkan kematian sso: drinking was the ~ of him, minum araklah yg menyebabkan kematiannya; catch o’s ~ (of cold), (colloq) mati kesejukan; die a hero’s ~, mati sbg pahlawan; put to ~, (gen) dihukum /bunuh, mati/; (ref to specif case) melaksanakan hukuman /bunuh, mati/: the prisoner will be put to ~ tomorrow, banduan itu akan dihukum bunuh esok; /scared, sick, tickled, etc/ to ~, /takut, bosan, geli hati, dsb/ /betul, sungguh/; sentenced to ~, dihukum mati; to the ~, hingga ke titisan darah yg terakhir: to fight to the ~, berjuang hingga ke titisan darah yg terakhir; work os to ~, bekerja bermati-matian. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |