| intersperse | 2. diversify with things scattered here and there, (approp v) dr (se)masa ke (se)masa: a tragic play ~d with moments of humour, drama yg tragik yg disisipi peristiwa-peristiwa yg melucukan dr semasa ke semasa; days spent basking in the sun ~d with trips to the island, hari-hari yg dihabiskan dgn berjemur di tengah panas dan diselangi lawatan ke pulau itu dr semasa ke semasa; his account of how he stayed up all night to finish the paper was ~d with yawns, dia menguap dr semasa ke semasa ketika menceritakan bagaimana dia bekerja semalaman utk menyelesaikan kertas itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| even | ~ as, (fml or liter.) semasa: ~ as he spoke, the rain began to fall, semasa dia bercakap, hujan pun turun; ~ /if, though/, walaupun, meskipun, sekalipun: I’m going to walk there, ~ if it takes all day, saya akan berjalan ke sana walaupun akan mengambil masa sehari; ~ now, sekarang ini pun: ~ now it might not be too late, sekarang ini pun mungkin belum terlalu terlewat; ~ so, walau bagaimanapun, namun: there are faults, but ~ so, his essay is better than the others, terdapat beberapa kesalahan, namun eseinya lebih baik drpd yg lain; ~ then, a. at that time, pd masa itu pun: bank lending rates were high, ~ then, pd masa itu pun, kadar pemberian pinjaman bank tinggi; b. in spite of that, itu pun, namun begitu: ~ then, nothing could save him, namun begitu, tdk ada apa yg dapat menyelamatkannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interval | n 1. ( intervening period) jarak waktu; (short spell) waktu selang: the ~ between the two events, jarak waktu antara dua peristiwa itu; during the three-week ~..., semasa jarak waktu selama tiga minggu itu...; the ~s between the races were short, jarak waktu antara perlumbaan itu singkat; the weather was cloudy, with brief ~s of sunlight, cuaca mendung dgn waktu selang cuaca cerah yg seketika; 2. intermission, /masa, waktu/ rehat: he went into the foyer during the ~, dia ke ruang legar semasa waktu rehat; 3. (mus) jeda; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| elaborate | adj 1. meticulously worked out, (approp v + dgn) teliti: an ~ plan for the wedding, rancangan yg diatur dgn teliti utk majlis perkahwinan itu; 2. intricate, kompleks, rumit: during the war he set up an ~ network of spies and informers, semasa perang, dia menubuhkan rangkaian pengintip rahsia dan pemberi maklumat yg rumit; 3. detailed, terperinci: an ~ description of the barnacle’s life cycle, suatu huraian yg terperinci ttg edaran hidup teritip; 4. extensive, prolix, panjang lebar: the book gives an ~ account of the writer’s youth, buku itu menceritakan kisah yg panjang lebar ttg masa muda pengarang;5. ornate beradun, berhias; (of writing) berbunga-bunga: an ~ 19th century bed, sebuah katil abad ke-19 yg beradun;pages and pages of ~ verse, berhalaman-halaman sajak yg berbunga-bunga; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |