| interesting | adj menarik; (with infin) seronok: an ~ film, filem yg menarik; we had a most ~ conversation, perbualan kami sungguh menarik; an ~ character, watak yg menarik; I find him ~ to talk to, saya dapati seronok berbual dengannya; it is ~ to observe how people react to such outrageous suggestions, seronok memperhatikan bagaimana orang bereaksi thdp cadangan-cadangan yg mengejutkan spt itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| attractive | adj menarik; (tech) tarikan: an ~ woman, seorang wanita yg menarik; this new proposal is very ~, cadangan yg baru ini sungguh menarik; an ~ design, corak yg menarik; the ~ forces between molecules, daya tarikan antara molekul. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| intriguing | adj menarik minat sso: an ~ story, kisah yg menarik minat para pendengar; I find her ~, dia menarik minat saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arresting | adj menarik (perhatian): a man with an ~ personality, lelaki yg mempunyai keperibadian yg menarik; one of his most ~ poems, salah satu sajaknya yg menarik perhatian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| alluring | adj sangat menarik; (of smile, look, etc) menawan, memikat, menggoda: an ~ prospect, suatu kemungkinan yg sangat menarik; an island remote and ~, pulau yg terpencil dan sangat menarik; an ~ smile, senyuman yg menawan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fetching | adj (colloq & old-fashioned) menarik (hati): you look very ~ in your new dress, kamu kelihatan menarik dgn baju baru itu; a ~ smile, senyuman yg menarik hati. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| interest | 2. quality exciting such desire, minat: money and fame had no ~ for him, wang dan kemasyhuran tdk menarik minatnya; this matter is of great ~ to the group, perkara ini sangat menarik minat kumpulan tersebut; st of ~, sst yg menarik: is there anything of ~ in the paper?, ada apa-apa yg menarik dlm surat khabar?; add ~ to st, menjadikan sst bertambah menarik: intrigues and steamy scenes add ~ to the play, rancangan jahat dan babak-babak yg menghairahkan menjadikan lakonan itu bertambah menarik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| entice | ~ so. away, menarik sso supaya + approp v: the new firm has ~d away our secretary, firma baru itu telah menarik setiausaha kami supaya bekerja dengannya; she ~d him away from his wife, dia menarik lelaki itu supaya meninggalkan isterinya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| draw | 6. take in, menarik, menghela: to ~ a deep breath, menarik nafas panjang; 7. extract, take (water, energy, etc) mengambil: ~ing water from a well, mengambil air dr perigi; to ~ beer from a cask, mengambil bir dr tong; 8. discharge, mengeluarkan: he drew the poison from the snake bite, dia mengeluarkan racun dr luka patukan ular; 9. pull back string of, menarik: he drew the bow and took aim, dia menarik busur itu dan membidik; 10. shape, membentuk: the processes involved in ~ing wires, proses yg terlibat dlm membentuk wayar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inviting | adj (attractive) menarik; (tempting, alluring), (sungguh) menggoda; (of aroma) sedap: the offer sounds ~, tawaran itu nampaknya menarik; the menu doesn’t look very ~, menu ini tdk begitu menarik; an ~ smile, senyuman yg menggoda; the swimming pool looks ~, kolam renang itu sungguh menggoda; he caught a waft of the ~ aroma, dia terhidu bau yg sedap. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |