fortune | n 1. wealth, large sum of money, harta /yg banyak, kekayaan/, kekayaan: he inherited a ~ from his aunt, dia mewarisi harta yg banyak drpd ibu saudaranya; a man of ~, orang yg sangat kaya; come into a ~, tiba-tiba memperoleh kekayaan; cost (so.) a ~, /terlalu, sangat/ mahal: the house costs him a ~, rumahnya terlalu mahal; make a ~, menjadi sangat kaya; a small ~, setambun wang: she spent a small ~ on clothes, dia menghabiskan setambun wang utk membeli pakaian; marry a ~, berkahwin dgn orang yg sangat kaya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
embarrassment | ~ of riches, kekayaan yg melimpah-limpah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
acquired | adj perolehan: wealth, both inherited and ~, harta kekayaan, baik warisan mahupun perolehan; ~ character, watak perolehan; ~ immunity, keimunan perolehan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
criterion | n kriteria, ukuran: wealth is no ~ of happiness, kekayaan bukan satu kriteria kebahagiaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
bonanza | n (unexpected fortune) durian runtuh; (source of wealth) punca kekayaan: to strike a ~, mendapat durian runtuh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
earthly | adj 1. worldly, duniawi, keduniaan, di dunia: ~ riches, kekayaan duniawi; 2. conceivable, sama sekali, langsung: he hasn’t an ~ chance of success, tdk ada kemungkinan sama sekali dia akan berjaya; of no ~ use, tdk ada gunanya sama sekali. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
hunt | ~ after, (fig.) memburu, mengejar: ~ after fame and fortune, memburu kemasyhuran dan kekayaan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
crave | vt mendambakan, sangat /mengingini, menginginkan/; (love, affection) mendahagai: to ~ wealth, mendambakan kekayaan; the children ~d their parents’ affection, kanak-kanak itu mendahagai kasih sayang ibu bapa mereka; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
cupidity | n tamak haloba, kerakusan, keserakahan: the sight of other men’s riches aroused their ~, melihat kekayaan orang lain menimbulkan tamak haloba mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
hanker | c. (for st abstract) dahaga akan: to ~ after wealth and power, dahaga akan kuasa dan kekayaan; the child ~s for sympathy, budak itu dahaga akan simpati; d. (for a drink) teringin sangat hendak minum, dahaga akan: I’m ~ing after a glass of cold lemonade, saya teringin sangat minum segelas lemonad sejuk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |