| conspicuous | adj 1. easy to see, mudah dilihat: road signs should be ~, tanda jalan mestilah mudah dilihat; 2. attracting attention, a. (by reason of striking physical feature) kelihatan menonjol: her bright yellow dress made her ~ in the crowd, dgn memakai baju kuning terang, dia kelihatan menonjol; a ~ block of apartments, blok pangsapuri yg menarik perhatian; b. (by reason of remarkableness, unusualness, etc) menonjol: to be ~ for o’s gallantry, menonjol krn keberanian sso; his ~ ignorance, kejahilannya yg menonjol; a ~ mistake, kesalahan yg menonjol; make os ~, menonjolkan diri sso: she makes herself ~ by her behaviour, dia menonjolkan dirinya dgn berkelakuan begitu; be ~ by o’s absence, orang perasan sso tdk hadir: you were ~ by your absence last night, orang perasan kamu tdk hadir malam tadi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| conspicuousness | n 1. quality of being easy to see, mudah dilihat; 2. quality of attracting attention, a. (by reason of striking physical feature) kelihatan menonjol; b. (by reason of remarkableness, unusualness, etc) menonjol. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| discreet | adj 1. prudent, cautious, tdk menimbulkan syak, berhati-hati; (of person) bijaksana: ~ enquiries, pertanyaan yg berhati-hati; a ~ secretary, setiausaha yg bijaksana; 2. not too obvious, tdk menonjol: ~ elegance, keanggunan yg tdk menonjol. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dominate | vt 1. have control over, menguasai, mendominasi: he allowed himself to be ~d by ambition, dia membiarkan dirinya dikuasai oleh cita-citanya; an aggresive woman who ~d her husband and family, seorang perempuan yg agresif yg menguasai suami dan keluarga; the problem that ~d his mind, masalah yg menguasai fikirannya; 2. be the most conspicuous in, /paling menonjol, dominan/ + approp prep: the woman’s figure ~s the picture, bentuk badan wanita itu paling menonjol dlm lukisan tersebut; the question of raising funds for rehabilitation ~d the discussion, soal mengumpulkan wang utk usaha pemulihan paling menonjol dlm perbincangan itu; 3. have a commanding place (in a certain area), /menguasai, mendominasi/ (pemandangan): the volcano ~s the landscape, gunung berapi menguasai pemandangan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dominant | adj 1. most influential, important, paling berpengaruh, dominan: money was the ~ force in his life, wang ialah penggerak yg paling berpengaruh dlm hidupnya; he occupied a ~ position in the party, dia memegang jawatan yg paling berpengaruh dlm parti itu; he was the ~ partner in the firm, dia rakan kongsi yg paling berpengaruh dlm syarikat itu; 2. most noticeable, paling menonjol, dominan: the ~ theme in his early works, tema yg paling menonjol dlm karya awalnya; red is the ~ colour in the furnishings, merah merupakan warna yg paling menonjol dlm hiasan bilik itu; 3. (genetics) dominan: ~ genes, gen dominan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| glaring | adj 1. fierce, /memandang, merenung/ dgn marah, menjegil: ~ eyes, mata yg memandang dgn marah; 2. dazzling, menyilaukan: he placed his hand over his eyes to shield them from the ~ headlights, dia meletakkan tangannya di kening utk melindungi matanya drpd lampu puncak yg menyilaukan; 3. (of colour) amat terang: a ~ orange, warna jingga yg amat terang; 4. obvious, menonjol: ~ injustice, ketakadilan yg menonjol. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| facility | n 1. aids, services to facilitate a process or system, kemudahan: sports facilities, kemudahan sukan; a laboratory equipped with every ~, sebuah makmal yg dilengkapi dgn segala kemudahan; banking facilities, kemudahan urusan bank; 2. aptitude, kebolehan: the boy shows a marked ~ in the sciences, budak itu menunjukkan kebolehan yg menonjol dlm bidang sains; 3. dexterity, kecekapan: a sculptor’s ~ with his hands, kecekapan pengukir menggunakan tangannya; with ~, dgn cekap; 4. ease, kemudahan: ~ of movement, kemudahan bergerak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| Americanism | n 1. custom, belief, etc peculiar to the US, cara orang Amerika: TV dinners, chop suey and tinned beer are some of the examples of ~ given by the author, makanan malam utk menonton TV, chop suey dan bir dlm tin merupakan beberapa contoh cara orang Amerika yg disebut oleh penulis; 2. word, phrase, etc peculiar to the US, ungkapan Amerika: many ~s have worked their way into the English Language, banyak ungkapan Amerika telah meresap masuk ke dlm bahasa Inggeris; 3. attachment to the US, its people, etc, cinta thdp Amerika: his ~ comes to the fore whenever the US constitution is criticised, cintanya thdp Amerika menonjol apabila perlembagaan Amerika dikritik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |