| desirable | adj 1. advisable, expedient, elok: a common language for all is ~, elok mempunyai satu bahasa utk semua; his presence today is ~ but not essential, elok dia hadir pd hari ini sungguhpun tdk perlu; it is ~ that you should pay in cash, elok sekiranya tuan bayar tunai; 2. sought after, wished for, menjadi idaman: this ~ residence is for sale, kediaman yg menjadi idaman ini adalah utk dijual; one of the city’s ~ suburbs, salah satu kawasan pinggir kota yg menjadi idaman; 3. exciting desire, menggiurkan, menghairahkan, memberahikan: a beautiful and ~ woman, wanita yg cantik dan menggiurkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| good | 6. suitable for a purpose, baik, bagus: a ~ knife for cutting meat, pisau yg baik utk memotong daging; a ~ vehicle for driving on rough roads, kenderaan yg baik utk dipandu di jalan yg tdk rata; 7. advantageous, beneficial, baik, bagus, elok: sweets are not ~ for your teeth, gula-gula tdk baik utk gigi; he exercises more than is ~ for him, dia terlalu kuat bersenam dan ini tdk baik baginya; it isn’t ~ for you to get what you want all the time, tdk baik bagi kita sekiranya kita mendapat apa saja yg kita mahu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dead | be ~ to the world, (colloq) a. be sound asleep, tidur mati; b. be unconscious, tdk sedarkan diri; be in ~ fear of, (berasa) gentar akan, (berasa) amat takut akan; be in ~ trouble, (colloq) nahas, mati: you’ll be in ~ trouble if your mother finds out, nahas kamu sekiranya ibu kamu mendapat tahu; drop ~, (interj) pergi mampus; in the ~ hours of the night, dlm /kesepian, kesunyian, keheningan/ malam; keep st a ~ secret, merahsiakan sst: budget provisions are kept a ~ secret until the budget is brought down, peruntukan belanjawan dirahsiakan sehingga belanjawan dibentangkan; shoot ~, menembak mati; the ~, (orang) yg mati: the living and the ~, yg hidup dan yg mati; wouldn’t be seen ~, mati pun [sso] tdk akan: he wouldn’t be seen ~ in that place, mati pun, dia tdk akan ke tempat itu; I wouldn’t be seen ~ talking to her, mati pun saya tdk akan bercakap dengannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |