| choke | ~ st down, menelan sst (dgn susah), terpaksa menelan: she hated escargots but somehow managed to ~ them down, dia sama sekali tdk suka akan siput tetapi dapat menelannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cost | vi incur expenditure, menelan belanja: the highway project ~s too much, projek lebuh raya ini menelan belanja yg begitu banyak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| drink | ~ st down, menelan sst: he tipped the glass and quickly drank the medicine down, dia menunggangkan gelas lalu menelan ubat itu cepat-cepat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| engulf | vt 1. swallow up, menelan: huge waves ~ed the small boat, gelombang besar menelan bot kecil itu; 2. overwhelm, swamp, melanda; (by silence, grief, etc) menyelubungi: a wave of panic ~ed the people, panik melanda orang ramai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| devouring | adj 1. engulfing, sedang /menelan, memakan/ + approp n: ~ flame, api yg sedang menelan rumah itu; 2. (of look) lahap; 3. (of eyes) memandang dgn lahap; 4. engrossing, absorbing, menguasai sso: a ~ passion, perasaan ghairah yg menguasai sso. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| costly | adj (expensive) mahal; (involving considerable expenditure), /menelan, memakan/ belanja yg /besar, banyak/; (involving great loss) merugikan: she decorated her home with ~ furniture, dia menghias rumahnya dgn perabot yg mahal; the expedition proved to be ~, ekspedisi itu didapati menelan belanja yg banyak; it was a ~ mistake and one which should not be repeated, itu satu kesilapan yg merugikan dan tdk patut berlaku lagi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gobble 2 | ~ st up, a. eat st quickly or greedily, makan sst dgn gelojoh; b. (colloq) menelan sst: the unsuccessful business venture ~d up all our money, usaha perniagaan yg tdk berjaya itu telah menelan semua wang kami. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gulp | vi make sudden swallowing motion, termengkelan, menelan air liur: he ~ed with fear when he saw the snarling dog, dia termengkelan krn ketakutan apabila ternampak anjing yg sedang menggeram itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gulp | vt 1. often ~ down, swallow hastily, a. (liquid etc) menggogok: he was so thirsty that he ~ed down three glasses of water, dia begitu dahaga hingga dia menggogok tiga gelas air; b. (solid) menelan saja: he ~ed down his breakfast and ran off to play, dia menelan saja sarapannya lalu berlari keluar utk bermain; 2. also ~ in, breathe in (air) deeply and quickly, terngap-ngap mengambil [nafas]: I saw him come up to the surface a couple of times to ~ in air, saya nampak dia naik ke permukaan air beberapa kali terngap-ngap mengambil nafas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| devour | vt 1. eat greedily, voraciously, membaham, melahap: he ~ed his meal as though he hadn’t eaten for days, dia membaham makanannya seolah-olah dia tdk makan berhari-hari; 2. engulf, menelan, memakan: hundreds of acres of forest were ~ed by fire, beratus-ratus ekar hutan telah ditelan api; 3. absorb greedily, dgn /rakus, lahap/ + approp v: his eyes ~ed the splendid scenery, matanya dgn lahap memandang pemandangan yg indah itu; the precocious child ~ed all the books in a week, kanak-kanak yg bijak itu dgn rakus membaca semua buku tersebut dlm masa seminggu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |