| distract | vt draw away attention of, (act. & pass.) mengalih perhatian: one man ~ed her while the other stole her bag, seorang lelaki mengalih perhatiannya sementara yg satu lagi mencuri begnya; the constant telephone calls ~ed him from his work, panggilan telefon yg kerap mengalih perhatiannya drpd kerjanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| avert | vt 1. turn away, mengalih; (face) memalingkan: she ~ed her eyes from the horrible sight, dia mengalih pandangannya dr pemandangan yg dahsyat itu; to ~ o’s face in embarrassment, memalingkan mukanya krn malu; 2. ward off, menghindarkan: to ~ an accident, menghindarkan kemalangan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dub2 | vt 1. replace sound-track in one language with one in another language, mengalih suara; 2. provide (film etc) with sound-track, melakab; 3. alter sound-track, mengalih sunting; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| distraction | n 1. act of drawing away, mengalih perhatian; 2. amusement, diversion, hiburan: there are too many ~s in the city, terlalu banyak hiburan di bandar raya; 3. interruption, gangguan: babies crying, kettles whistling, doors banging – these are some of the ~s in the home, bunyi bayi menangis, cerek bersiul, pintu berdentam – inilah antara beberapa gangguan yg terdapat di rumah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| displace | vt 1. remove from usual place, mengalih, memindahkan, mengubah tempat: many items had been ~d, banyak barang telah dialih; 2. expel from home, homeland, (act.) menyebabkan [sso] terpaksa berpindah; (pass.) terpaksa berpindah: thousands of people have been ~d by the war, beribu-ribu orang terpaksa berpindah akibat perang; ~d person, orang tdk bertempat; 3. replace, (act.) menggantikan; (pass.) berganti dgn: modern machines have ~d the peasant’s tools, mesin moden telah menggantikan alatan petani; the volunteers were ~d by regular soldiers, para sukarelawan telah berganti dgn askar biasa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fire | between two ~s, ditembaki dr kiri kanan; come under ~, a. mula ditembaki; b. (fig.) diselar, dikecam, dibidas; covering ~, tembakan pelindung; draw so’s ~, mengalih perhatian sso dgn menembak; fight ~ with ~, melawan api dgn api; go through ~ and water, mengharungi lautan api; hang ~, tergantung; hold o’s ~, menahan drpd menembak; (imper) jangan tembak dulu; be in the line of ~, berada dlm kawasan tembakan; open ~, mula menembak; play with ~, bermain api; return (so’s) ~, membalas tembakan sso; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bring | ~ so. round, a. revive so., menyedarkan sso: they brought him round with a dash of water, mereka menyedarkannya dgn sejirus air; b. persuade so., meyakinkan sso: he brought his father round to his opinion, dia meyakinkan bapanya supaya menerima pendapatnya; ~ st round, a. cause st to be delivered etc, membawa sst: the postman ~s round the letters twice a day, posmen membawa surat dua kali sehari; b. cause st to turn, (boat), /mengalih, mengubah/ haluan sst; (conversation), /mengarahkan, mengalih/ sst: he brought the boat round and headed for home, dia mengalih haluan perahunya dan menuju ke rumah; she brought the conversation round to less sensitive topics, dia mengarahkan perbualan itu kpd perkara-perkara yg tdk begitu sensitif; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| effort | in an ~ to, dlm usaha: the government has introduced a number of reforms in an ~ to restructure society, kerajaan telah memperkenalkan beberapa pembaharuan dlm usaha menyusun semula masyarakat; /need, require/ /much, a great deal of/ ~, susah, sukar:it doesn’t need much ~ to move the couch, bukannya sukar mengalih kerusi panjang itu; make an ~, berusaha, berikhtiar: he made not the slightest ~ to conceal his delight, dia tdk berusaha sedikit pun utk menyembunyikan kegembiraannya; make every ~, berusaha /betul-betul, sungguh-sungguh/, /betul-betul, sungguh-sungguh/ berikhtiar; be (too much of) an ~, (terlalu) /sukar, susah/; with (some, an) ~, dgn bersusah payah; without ~, dgn mudah (sahaja). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |