| embattled | adj 1. in battle array, bersedia utk bertempur: ~ forces awaiting the dawn, angkatan tentera yg bersedia utk bertempur sedang menunggu waktu subuh; 2. fortified, berkubu; 3. beleaguered, dikepung musuh; 4. beset by problems, dilanda masalah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| footing | n 1. secure grip with the feet, berpijak dgn kukuh: be careful of your ~ on the ice, hati-hati kamu berpijak dgn kukuh di permukaan yg berais itu; 2. basis, position, tapak: the organization is now is on a firm ~, persatuan itu sudah mempunyai tapak yg kukuh sekarang; be on a war ~, bersedia utk berperang; put st on a war ~, mengarahkan supaya sst bersedia utk berperang: the government decided to put the army on a war ~, kerajaan memutuskan utk mengarahkan supaya tentera bersedia utk berperang; 3. (status) kedudukan; (relationship) hubungan: to be on an equal ~, mempunyai kedudukan yg sama; she was on a friendly ~ with her neighbours, dia mempunyai hubungan yg mesra dgn jiran-jiran; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fray1 | n 1. noisy quarrel, pergaduhan: when the Swedes and the Poles drinking in the bar started fighting, he readily joined in the ~, apabila orang Sweden dan Poland yg minum di bar itu mulai bergaduh, tanpa berlengah-lengah dia turut serta dlm pergaduhan itu; 2. exciting action, pertempuran, bertempur: she went to the department meeting ready for the ~, dia pergi ke mesyuarat jabatan bersedia utk bertempur. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gambit | n 1. (chess) langkah umpan; 2. a. opening remark, pembuka kata; b. manoeuvre, calculated move, muslihat: he was not prepared for his rival’s ~, dia tdk bersedia utk menghadapi muslihat pesaingnya; conversational ~, pembuka /kata, perbualan/; opening ~, langkah pembukaan; (verbal) pembuka kata. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| emergency | n 1. sudden state of danger, kecemasan: the plane carries oxygen masks for use in an ~, kapal terbang itu membawa topeng oksigen utk digunakan semasa kecemasan; we must be ready for any ~, kita mesti bersedia utk menghadapi sebarang kecemasan; in case of ~ break this window, sekiranya berlaku kecemasan pecahkan kaca ini; 2. (polit) darurat: the country is in a state of ~, negara itu berada dlm keadaan darurat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| begin | vi 1. start, bermula; (foll a pron) memulakan: I will ~ at page seven, saya akan bermula pd muka surat tujuh; before the rainy season ~s..., sebelum musim hujan bermula...; are we all ready?. Then I’ll ~, sudahkah kita semua bersedia? Bolehlah saya mulakan; 2. be started, bermula, dimulakan: the rehearsal began at nine, raptai itu bermula pd pukul sembilan; 3. come into being, bermula, mula wujud: when the world began, ketika dunia mula wujud; 4. have starting point, bermula: the alphabet ~s with A, abjad bermula dgn huruf A; the river ~s in the Alps, sungai itu bermula di pergunungan Alp; 5. start to say, speak, mula berkata; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lay 1 | c. store (esp wine), menyimpan: he laid down a few good bottles of wine in his cellar, dia menyimpan beberapa botol wain dlm gudang bawah tanahnya; d. bet, pay a wager, bertaruh, membuat pertaruhan: are you prepared to ~ down $50 on the horse?, kamu bersedia utk bertaruh $50 pd kuda itu?; ~ down o’s life, sanggup mengorbankan /nyawa, jiwa/ sso: a cause for which he would ~ down his life, dia sanggup mengorbankan nyawanya krn perkara itu; ~ down o’s arms, meletakkan senjata; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| launch 1 | ~ out, begin st new, memulakan: Columbus and his crew ~ed out on a voyage of discovery across uncharted seas, Columbus dan anak-anak kapalnya memulakan pelayaran utk menjelajah lautan yg belum dipetakan lagi; within a year, she’ll be ready to ~ out as an operatic singer, dlm masa setahun, dia akan bersedia utk memulakan kerjayanya sbg penyanyi opera; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| confession | n 1. admission, pengakuan; (leg.) pengakuan salah: the criminal made a full ~, penjenayah itu membuat pengakuan sepenuhnya; I’ve a ~ to make – I knocked over your vase while dusting the table, ada pengakuan yg hendak saya buat – saya terlanggar vas kamu semasa menyapu-nyapu habuk di atas meja; a ~ of faith, pengakuan kepercayaan; 2. acknowledgement of sins, pengakuan dosa: the priest is ready to hear ~, paderi itu bersedia mendengar pengakuan dosa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| explosion | n 1. act, instance of exploding, letupan; (caused by bomb etc) ledakan, letupan: the ~ killed many people, banyak orang terbunuh dlm letupan itu; 2. rapid, sudden increase, ledakan: the ~ in population after the war, ledakan penduduk selepas perang; 3. sudden, violent outburst of, ledakan: ~s of loud laughter, ledakan ketawa yg kuat; an ~ of rage, ledakan kemarahan; 4. eruption (of violence, protest, riot, etc) ledakan, meledak: the government was unprepared for the ~ of the student riots, kerajaan tdk bersedia utk menghadapi rusuhan pelajar yg meledak itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |