| drag | be a ~ on, melambatkan: domestic problems were a ~ on his success, masalah rumah tangga melambatkan dia mencapai kejayaan; take a ~ on, (sl) menyedut [n] lama-lama: he took a ~ on his cigar, dia menyedut cerutnya lama-lama; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| delay | vt 1. postpone, menangguhkan, menunda: to ~ o’s departure, menangguhkan pemergian sso; to ~ payment, menangguhkan pembayaran; 2. make late, (act.) melambatkan, melewatkan; (pass.) terlambat, terlewat: the train was ~ed by floods, kereta api itu terlambat krn banjir; 3. slow down, melambatkan, memperlambat: an action that will ~ the enemy’s advance, tindakan yg akan melambatkan kemaraan musuh; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| breakaway | n 1. failure of mechanical action, kerosakan: a ~ on the line delayed all trains, kerosakan pd landasan melambatkan perjalanan semua kereta api; any ~ of the machinery would result in heavy losses, sebarang kerosakan jentera akan menyebabkan kerugian besar; 2. collapse, a. (in communication, supply, etc) putusnya, terputusnya: the cyclone caused a ~ of communications between the island and the mainland, angin ribut menyebabkan perhubungan antara pulau itu dgn tanah besar terputus; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ageing | adj 1. becoming old, meningkat tua: her ~ husband, suaminya yg meningkat tua; 2. rel to growing old, tua: to slow down the ~ process, melambatkan proses tua; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interruption | n gangguan; (in flow of speech) menyampuk, mencelah: he worked for hours without ~, dia bekerja berjam-jam tanpa sebarang gangguan; these continual ~s slowed down the work, gangguan yg berterusan ini melambatkan kerja; he hates ~s when he is addressing the crowd, dia tdk suka disampuk semasa berucap di khalayak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| insistence | c. (demanding, urging in emphatic manner) berkeras /hendakkan, mahukan/; (to do st) berkeras hendak: because of his ~ on strict accuracy, he has slowed up the work, krn dia berkeras hendakkan ketepatan yg sempurna, dia telah melambatkan kerja; his ~ on leaving tonight has caused us quite a bit of inconvenience, krn dia berkeras hendak bertolak malam ini juga, kami mengalami kesulitan yg agak banyak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| infection | n 1. act of infecting, state of being infected, jangkitan, infeksi: the source of ~ has been traced, punca jangkitan telah pun dikesan; young children are particularly open to ~, kanak-kanak mudah terdedah pd jangkitan; 2. disease, penyakit; (affecting specif organ) sakit; (tech) jangkitan, infeksi: it is a fairly common ~ in old people, penyakit ini agak biasa di kalangan orang-orang tua; eye ~s sakit mata; he has a severe throat ~, sakit tekaknya teruk; 3. poisoning, jangkitan, infeksi: ~ will delay the healing process, infeksi akan melambatkan proses penyembuhan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| decay | n 1. decline, kemerosotan: the ~ of intellectual power, kemerosotan intelek; moral ~, kemerosotan akhlak; 2. dilapidation, usang: the old castle was in a state of ~, istana tua itu dlm keadaan usang; 3. rotting, a. (gen) pereputan: the ~ of organic matter, pereputan bahan organik; b. (of fruit, vegetable) membusuk, menjadi busuk: a chemical that will slow down the process of ~ in fruits, bahan kimia yg boleh melambatkan proses membusuk dlm buah-buahan; c. (of tooth) kerosakan: proper dental care helps prevent tooth ~, penjagaan gigi yg sempurna dapat menghindarkan kerosakan gigi; 4. result of decaying, bahagian yg rosak: to remove the ~ from a tooth, membuang bahagian yg rosak pd gigi; fall into ~, a. decline, mengalami kemerosotan, merosot; b. become dilapidated, menjadi usang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |