| compromising | <i>adji> menimbulkan curiga: <i>he found himself in a ~ situation,i> dia mendapati dirinya dlm keadaan yg menimbulkan curiga. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dubious | <i>adji> 1. (<i>not certaini>) ragu-ragu; (<i>not certain as well as suspiciousi>) was-was, curiga, ragu-ragu: <i>I am ~ about the wisdom of the plan,i> saya ragu-ragu ttg kebijakan rancangan itu; <i>after observing her movements I became ~ about her motives,i> selepas memperhatikan gerak-gerinya, saya menjadi curiga ttg motifnya; 2. <i>causing doubt,i> diragui, disangsikan, dicurigai: <i>he failed to get the job because of his ~ record,i> dia gagal mendapat pekerjaan itu krn rekodnya yg diragui; <i>I wouldn’t trust such a ~ character to run my business,i> saya tdk akan mempercayai orang yg dicurigai spt itu utk menjalankan perniagaan saya; <i>a scheme of ~ advantage,i> rancangan yg faedahnya diragui; 3. <i>uncertaini> (<i>in resulti>) belum pasti: <i>the consequences of such an action is still ~,i> akibat tindakan spt itu masih belum pasti; 4. (<i>ironicali>) <i>questionable,i> meragukan: <i>that certainly was a ~ compliment,i> pujian itu memang meragukan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| justify | 2. <i>demonstrate thati> (<i>sti>) <i>is reasonable, correct,i> menunjukkan [sst] berasas: <i>his reaction justifies our suspicion that he was involved in the crime,i> reaksinya menunjukkan rasa curiga kami bahawa dia terlibat dlm jenayah itu berasas; 3. <i>be good reason for,i> dijadikan /alasan, justifikasi/: <i>nothing can ~ such cruelty,i> tdk ada apa pun yg dapat dijadikan alasan bagi kekejaman sedemikian; <i>the fact that he annoyed you does not ~ you hitting him,i> walaupun dia menyakitkan hati kamu, ini tdk dapat dijadikan alasan utk menumbuknya; 4. <i>adjusti> (<i>texti>) <i>so that the left-hand and right-hand margins are straight,i> mengimbangkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| equivocal | <i>adji> (<i>fmli>) 1. <i>ambiguous,i> taksa: <i>the minister gave an ~ answer,i> menteri itu memberikan jawapan yg taksa; <i>an ~ statement,i> kenyataan yg taksa; 2. (<i>questionable, dubiousi>) menimbulkan /rasa sangsi, rasa curiga, keraguan/; (<i>difficult to understand or interpreti>) sukar difahami: <i>his ~ conduct increased our uneasiness,i> kelakuannya yg menimbulkan rasa sangsi itu membuat kami makin cemas; <i>the government’s attitude to the problem has been ~,i> sikap kerajaan thdp masalah itu sukar difahami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| askance, askant | <i>advi>; look ~ at so., a. <i>alsoi> eye so. ~, <i>with a side glance,i> /menjeling, mengerling/ kpd sso: <i>she eyed him ~,i> dia menjeling kpd lelaki itu; b. <i>with suspicion, disapproval,i> memandang sso dgn (rasa) /syak, curiga/: <i>he looked ~ at the beggar,i> dia memandang pengemis itu dgn rasa syak; look ~ at st, /meragui, menyangsikan/ sst: <i>they looked ~ at new ideas and techniques,i> mereka meragui idea-idea dan teknik-teknik baharu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| greasy | <i>adji> 1. <i>covered in grease,i> bergris, berminyak; 2. <i>containing a lot of oily secretions,i> berminyak: <i>~ skin must be cleansed at least twice a day,i> kulit berminyak mestilah dibersihkan sekurang-kurangnya dua kali sehari; 3. <i>slippery,i> licin: <i>the road was ~ after the rain,i> jalan raya itu licin selepas hujan; 4. <i>ingratiating,i> mengampu: <i>she distrusted the man’s ~ nature,i> dia curiga akan sifat mengampu lelaki itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| breath | <i>ni> 1. <i>air inhaled and exhaled,i> nafas: <i>his ~ smells bad,i> nafasnya berbau busuk; 2. <i>respiration,i> pernafasan; 3. <i>light currenti> (<i>of airi>), [<i>not translatedi>]: <i>there’s hardly a ~ of air,i> tdk ada angin sedikit pun; 4. <i>suggestion, whisper,i> sedikit pun; (<i>of scandali>) bau-bau: <i>there wasn’t a ~ of suspicion about her ,i> sedikit pun tdk ada rasa curiga terhadapnya ; 5. <i>slight sign,i> tanda: <i>there’s a ~ of spring in the air,i> terdapat tanda musim bunga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| insinuate | ~ os into, a. <i>cause os to be accepted by stealthy, artful means,i> secara licin + <i>approp vi>: <i>it did not take him long to ~ himself into the boss’s favour,i> dlm masa yg sekejap saja, dan secara licin, dia dapat mengambil hati ketuanya; <i>she managed to ~ herself into the confidence of the kampong people,i> dia secara licin dapat membuat orang-orang kampung itu percaya padanya; b. <i>enter gradually and stealthily,i> menyelinap masuk: <i>the creeper ~s itself into every cranny,i> tumbuhan jalar itu menyelinap masuk ke dlm setiap lubang; ~ st into, menyelinapkan sst ke dlm: <i>to ~ fear and suspicion into so’s mind,i> menyelinapkan perasaan takut dan curiga ke dlm fikiran sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| just | <i>adji> 1. <i>fair, impartial,i> adil, saksama: <i>it was a ~ decision,i> keputusan itu adil; <i>a ~ leader,i> pemimpin yg adil; <i>a ~ society,i> masyarakat yg adil; it is only ~, memang patut: <i>it is only ~ to pay him something for his trouble,i> memang patut kita memberinya sedikit wang krn penat lelahnya; 2. <i>deserved,i> berpatutan: <i>it was a ~ reward for her contributions to the programme,i> itu ganjaran yg berpatutan atas sumbangannya thdp rancangan itu; <i>~ treatment,i> layanan yg berpatutan; 3. <i>reasonable, well-founded,i> berasas: <i>~ resentment,i> rasa sakit hati yg berasas; <i>can you show ~ cause for your actions?,i> bolehkah kamu memberikan alasan yg berasas bagi tindakan kamu?; <i>~ suspicion,i> rasa curiga yg berasas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |