| dodge | vt mengelak drpd (+ approp v): he had to ~ several cars as he crossed the road, dia terpaksa mengelak drpd dilanggar beberapa buah kereta ketika melintas jalan itu; to ~ military service, mengelak drpd dikenakan perkhidmatan tentera; he tried to ~ answering the questions, dia mencuba mengelak drpd menjawab soalan-soalan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| get | d. avoid, (problem) mengelak drpd; (question) mengelak drpd menjawab; (law, regulation, etc) memintasi: they got round the problem by taking a loan from the bank, mereka mengelak drpd masalah itu dgn membuat pinjaman dr bank; he tried to ~ round the question by introducing a new topic for discussion, dia mencuba mengelak drpd menjawab soalan itu dgn mengemukakan tajuk baru utk dibincangkan; there was no way they could ~ round the | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shirk | vi (derog) mengelak drpd membuat sst; (imper) mengelak: if I find you ~ing again I’ll be obliged to dismiss you, jika sekali lagi saya mendapati kamu mengelak drpd membuat kerja saya terpaksa memberhentikan kamu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| evade | vt 1. get, keep out of the way of, /mengelak, mengelakkan diri/ drpd: until now he has managed to ~ his creditors, sehingga kini, dia dapat mengelak drpd pemberi hutangnya; 2. find a way of not doing or dealing with (st),/mengelak, mengelakkan diri/ drpd (approp v): he left town to ~ paying his debts, dia meninggalkan bandar utk mengelakkan diri drpd membayar hutangnya;they tried to ~ capture by remaining in hiding, mereka mengelak drpd ditangkap dgn terus bersembunyi; the men who ~d military service during the war, kaum lelaki yg mengelak drpd (menjalani) perkhidmatan tentera semasa perang; 3. avoid answering, mengelak drpd menjawab: when we asked her the question, she did not try to ~ it, apabila kami mengemukakan soalan itu, dia tdk pula mencuba mengelak drpd menjawab soalan tersebut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| plague | avoid /so. st/ like the ~, /mengelak drpd, mengelakkan/ /sso, sst/ spt /mengelak drpd, mengelakkan/ /bencana, musibah/: since the incident she has been avoiding me like the ~, sejak peristiwa itu dia mengelak drpd berjumpa saya spt mengelakkan musibah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| stave | ~ off, mengelak, menghindarkan: they ate quantities of berries to ~ off hunger, mereka memakan buah-buah beri utk mengelak drpd lapar; he has managed to ~ off bankruptcy for now, dia dapat mengelak drpd menjadi muflis buat masa sekarang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| evasive | adj bersifat mengelak: when we asked him about his family, he became ~, apabila kami bertanya ttg keluarganya, dia mula bersifat mengelak; an ~ reply, jawapan yg bersifat mengelak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shy 1 | fight ~ of st., mengelak drpd: he always fights ~ of large gatherings, dia selalu mengelak drpd menghadiri majlis keramaian; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| shy 1 | ~ away from, mengelak drpd: he had always shied away from marriage, selama ini dia memang mengelak drpd berkahwin. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| skirt | 2. avoid dealing with, mengelak drpd: the politician ~ed sensitive issues at the public meeting, ahli politik mengelak drpd isu-isu sensitif di mesyuarat umum itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |