| careless | adj 1. negligent, cuai: a ~ mechanic, mekanik yg cuai; ~ work, kerja yg cuai; 2. incautious, kurang hati-hati: ~ hurtful remarks, kata-kata yg kurang hati-hati dan menyinggung perasaan; 3. caused by negligence, disebabkan oleh kecuaian, krn cuai: a ~ mistake, kesilapan (yg) disebabkan oleh kecuaian; 4. unstudied, bersahaja: ~ grace, gaya menarik yg bersahaja; 5. see CAREFREE; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grubby | adj 1. kotor, comot: the mechanic’s ~ hands, tangan mekanik yg kotor itu; the ~ child, kanak-kanak yg comot itu; 2. (fig.) kotor: the ~ side of his life was never made known to the public, aspek kehidupannya yg kotor tdk pernah diketahui umum. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| adept | adj 1. skilled, mahir: an ~ mechanic, seorang mekanik yg mahir; 2. very clever, pandai, pintar: ~ at making excuses, pandai berbuat helah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| estimate | vi membuat anggaran: I asked the mechanic to ~ for the repair of my car, saya meminta mekanik itu membuat anggaran kos membaiki kereta saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| engine | n 1. machine producing power etc, enjin: the mechanic will test the ~, mekanik itu akan memeriksa enjin, 2. > locomotive, kepala kereta api, lokomotif. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| grease | vt apply grease to, menggris, membubuh gris pd; (cake tin etc), /melumuri, menyapu/ [sst] dgn gris: the mechanic ~d the ball-bearings, mekanik itu menggris galas bebola; she ~d the cake tin first, dia melumuri tin kuih dgn gris terlebih dahulu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| go | f. repair st, membaiki sst: he grabbed a quick sandwich while the mechanic was ~ing over his car, dia memakan sandwic cepat-cepat sementara mekanik itu membaiki keretanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| background | n (lit. & fig.) latar belakang: family ~,latar belakang keluarga; the ~ of a problem, latar belakang masalah; a ~ in mechanical engineering, latar belakang dlm bidang kejuruteraan mekanik; ~ information, maklumat latar belakang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| establish | b. make arrangements to speak (to so.) through wireless etc, menghubungi: due to some mechanical fault they were unable to ~ radio contact with the ship, disebabkan kerosakan mekanik mereka tdk dpt menghubungi kapal itu melalui radio; 2. (determine) memastikan; (prove) membuktikan: we have so far been unable to ~ where he was at the time, setakat ini kami tdk dapat memastikan di mana dia berada pd masa itu; an inquest was held to ~ the cause of death, satu inkues diadakan utk memastikan sebab kematian; it has been ~ed that the accused knew about her husband’s illegal dealings, telah dibuktikan bahawa yg tertuduh tahu ttg urusan haram suaminya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contrivance | n 1. act, faculty of contriving, ikhtiar, usaha; 2. inventive ability, ingenuity, kebolehan (mencipta): such things are still beyond human ~, perkara spt itu adalah di luar kebolehan manusia; 3. device, alat: a ~ which mechanically polishes shoes, alat yg dapat menggilap kasut secara mekanik; 4. artful scheme, helah: a ~ to mislead the police in their investigations, suatu helah utk mengelirukan polis dlm siasatan mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |