| combat | vt 1. engage in battle, menempur, melawan: we will ~ the enemy with all our might, kami akan menempur musuh dgn segala kekuatan kami; 2. struggle against, memerangi: measures to ~ inflation, langkah-langkah utk memerangi inflasi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| effective | adj 1. having an effect, efficient, berkesan, efektif; (so as to be impressive) mengesankan: ~ measures to reduce inflation, langkah-langkah yg berkesan utk mengurangkan inflasi; the choice of colour combination was very ~, pilihan kombinasi warna sangat mengesankan; 2. (of medicine, remedy) mujarab, mustajab, manjur: an ~ ointment for eczema, salap ekzema yg mujarab; 3. operative, mula /berkuat kuasa, dikuatkuasakan/: the law is ~ from the first of January, undang-undang ini mula berkuat kuasa pd satu hari bulan Januari;4. actual, hakiki: the full strength of this battalion is 1,000, but the ~ strength is 800, kekuatan penuh batalion ini ialah 1,000, tetapi kekuatan hakikinya ialah 800; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| calculated | adj 1. computed, sudah /dikira, dihitung/: ~ velocity, halaju yg sudah dikira; 2. deliberately planned to gain particular result, terhitung, telah diperhitungkan: a ~ risk, risiko yg terhitung; measures ~ to check inflation, langkah-langkah yg terhitung utk menyekat inflasi; the remarks were ~ to arouse suspicion, kata-kata itu telah diperhitungkan utk menimbulkan syak wasangka; a ~ insult, penghinaan yg terhitung. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bridge1 | vt 1. build bridge over, menjambatani, membina jambatan merentangi: the army is bridging the river, pasukan tentera sedang membina jambatan merentangi sungai itu; 2. span, merentangi, merintangi: a plank ~d the stream, sekeping papan merentangi anak sungai itu; 3.a. connect, merapatkan: measures to ~ the generation gap, langkah-langkah utk merapatkan jurang generasi; b. reduce (differences between two parties) mengurangkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fabric | n 1. cloth, kain, fabrik: a beautiful silk ~, kain sutera yg cantik; 2. texture, daging (kain): a batik cloth of fine ~, kain batik yg halus dagingnya; 3. structure, a. rangka (bangunan), struktur: measures to preserve the ~ of the old building, langkah-langkah utk memelihara rangka bangunan lama itu; b. (fig.) struktur, susunan: the ~ of society, struktur masyarakat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desperate | adj 1. reckless, terdesak: a ~ killer, pembunuh yg terdesak; ~ attempts to free the captives, usaha-usaha yg terdesak utk membebaskan orang-orang tawanan; a ~ struggle for survival, perjuangan yg terdesak utk hidup; 2. undertaken as last resort, terakhir: ~ remedies for the industrial dispute, usaha terakhir utk menyelesaikan pertikaian industri itu; ~ measures, langkah-langkah terakhir; 3. suffering extreme anxiety, need, /betul-betul, benar-benar, sungguh-sungguh/ ingin: she is ~ to win, dia benar-benar ingin menang; ~ for st, /amat, sangat/ memerlukan sst: to be ~ for recognition, amat memerlukan penghargaan; 4. critical, beyond hope, genting: this ~ state of affairs is expected to continue, keadaan yg genting ini dijangka akan berterusan; his condition is ~, keadaannya genting; 5. showing, arising from despair, sangat, amat: the ~ look of hunger on his face, wajahnya yg menampakkan bahawa dia sangat lapar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| environment | n 1. surroundings, persekitaran: you can’t bring up healthy children in an ~ like this, kamu tdk dapat membesarkan kanak-kanak yg sihat dlm persekitaran begini; they will have to adapt quickly to their new ~, mereka mestilah cepat-cepat menyesuaikan diri dgn persekitaran mereka; 2. natural conditions in which people, plants and animals live, alam sekitar, persekitaran: the government will take steps to prevent the pollution of the ~, kerajaan akan mengambil langkah-langkah mencegah pencemaran alam sekitar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| derivative | adj 1. (ling) terbitan; 2. (leg.) terbitan: ~ title, hak milik terbitan; 3. (chem & math) terbitan; 4. lacking originality, tdk asli: he was so much influenced by his contemporaries that all his works seem ~, krn dia terlalu dipengaruhi oleh rakan sezamannya semua karyanya seolah-olah tdk asli; 5. econdary, derivatif: measures to relieve unemployment that will have ~ benefits for the community, langkah-langkah utk mengurangkan pengangguran yg akan memberikan faedah derivatif utk komuniti; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| approve | vi 1. think well, /berkenan, suka/ (akan): his father-in-law did not ~ of him, bapa mertuanya tdk berkenan akan dia; I chose this colour; I hope you ~, saya memilih warna ini; saya harap saudara berkenan; 2. express (usu formally) favourable opinion, bersetuju: he does not ~ of intermarriages, dia tdk bersetuju dgn kahwin campur; the police entirely ~ of the measures we have taken, pihak polis bersetuju sepenuhnya dgn langkah-langkah yg telah kami ambil; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| conserve | vt 1. keep from being lost, wasted, destroyed, menyimpan; (electricity or apparatus producing it) menjimatkan; (forest etc) memulihara: he ~d his energy for the race, dia menyimpan tenaganya utk perlumbaan itu; we must ~ our natural resources, kita mesti menyimpan sumber semula jadi kita; we switched off the air-conditioner and cassette player to ~ the car battery, kami memadamkan alat hawa dingin dan pemain kaset utk menjimatkan kuasa bateri kereta; the measures taken to ~ our tropical rain forest, langkah-langkah yg diambil utk memelihara hutan hujan tropika kita; 2. preserve by cooking with sugar, membuat jem: to ~ fruits, membuat jem drpd buah-buahan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |