| fallow | <i>adji> (<i>of landi>) rang; lie ~, a. tinggal sbg tanah rang; b. (<i>fig.i>) terpendam: <i>he let the idea lie ~ for a number of years,i> dia membiarkan gagasan itu terpendam selama beberapa tahun; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fallow | <i>n i> tanah rang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inquire | <i>vii> bertanya: <i>he rang up to ~ about the books he had ordered,i> dia menelefon utk bertanya ttg buku-buku yg dipesannya; <i>have you ~ed about the trains to the city?,i> sudahkah kamu bertanya ttg kereta api ke bandar?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| barely | <i>advi> 1. <i>only just,i> baru (sahaja): <i>he had ~ sat down when the telephone rang,i> dia baru sahaja duduk apabila telefon itu berdering; <i>he died when he was ~ thirty,i> dia meninggal dunia sewaktu baru berusia 30 tahun; ~ enough, cukup-cukup (sahaja): <i>there is ~ enough food for a week,i> bekalan makanan cukup-cukup sahaja utk seminggu; <i>there is ~ enough time to get to the airport,i> masa cukup-cukup sahaja utk sampai ke lapangan terbang; 2. <i>hardly, scarcely,i> hampir tdk: <i>the old man was so shocked that he could ~ speak,i> orang tua itu begitu terkejut sehingga hampir tdk dapat berkata-kata; <i>the room was ~ furnished,i> bilik itu hampir tdk ada perabotnya; ~ alive, hampir-hampir mati, tinggal nyawa-nyawa ikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| break | ~ an appointment, a. (<i>by cancellingi>) mengatakan tdk dapat datang; (<i>fmli>) membatalkan janji temu: <i>he rang up to ~ his appointment,i> dia menelefon utk mengatakan dia tdk dapat datang; b. (<i>by not arriving<i>) tdk menepati janji temu; ~ the back of, (<i>fig.i>) a. (<i>resistancei>) mematahkan: <i>the attack broke the back of the enemy’s resistance,i> serangan itu mematahkan tentangan musuh; b. (<i>problemi>) memecahkan; c. (<i>a particular jobi>) mengatasi kerumitan: <i>if we start early, we might be able to ~ the back of digging the trenches before dusk,i> jika kita mula awal, kita mungkin dapat menyelesaikan kerja yg paling sukar dlm menggali kubu-kubu parit itu sebelum senja; ~ bread, makan bersama-sama; ~ the bank, a. <i>win all the money,<i> mengaut semua wang; b. (<i>colloqi>) <i>cost a very large sum of money,i> habis wang sso: <i>$2.00! Well, that certainly won’t ~ the bank!,i> $2.00! | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contest | <i>vti> 1. <i>dispute, challenge,i> mempertikaikan: <i>every clause in the bill was ~ed by the opposition,i> setiap fasal dlm rang undang-undang itu dipertikaikan oleh pihak pembangkang; <i>the shareholders ~ed the accuracy of the report,i> para pemegang saham mempertikaikan ketepatan laporan itu; <i>to ~ a will,i> mempertikaikan wasiat; 2. <i>compete,i> a. (<i>for sti>) bertanding utk merebut: <i>to ~ a parliamentary seat,i> bertanding utk merebut kerusi parlimen; b. (<i>in competition, electioni>) bertanding dlm: <i>~ the race,i> bertanding dlm perlumbaan itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| forthcoming | <i>adji> 1. a. <i>approaching in time,i> akan datang: <i>the amendments to the bill will be tabled in the ~ parliamentary session,i> pindaan rang undang-undang itu akan dibahaskan dlm sidang parlimen yg akan datang; b. <i>about to appear,i> akan terbit: <i>a list of ~ books,i> senarai buku yg akan terbit; 2. <i>ready, available when required,i> diberikan: <i>the promised help was not ~,i> pertolongan yg dijanjikan tdk diberikan; <i>the money will be ~ when the agreement is signed,i> wang akan diberikan setelah perjanjian ditandatangani; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| dive | ~ for, a. <i>see vii> (<i>sensei> 2.); b. <i>jump forwards, to one side, suddenly,i> menerpa ke arah: <i>when the phone rang, both of them ~d for it,i> apabila telefon berdering, mereka berdua menerpa ke arahnya; ~ for cover, [<i>no specif translationi>]: <i>the men ~d for cover when the bombs started exploding,i> askar-askar itu berkejar mencari perlindungan apabila bom-bom mula meletup; <i>when I saw her coming I felt like diving for cover,i> apabila saya nampak dia datang, saya terasa spt hendak menyorok; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| astonishing | <i>adji> (sangat) menghairankan: <i>an ~ sight,i> pemandangan yg sangat menghairankan; <i>the results were truly ~,i> keputusan itu benar-benar menghairankan; it is ~ to me, saya hairan: <i>it is ~ to me that nobody rang the police,i> saya hairan tiada seorang pun yg menelefon polis; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| just | <i>~ before reaching adolescencei>, sebelum mencapai peringkat umur remaja; <i>the parcel ~ arrived before Saint Valentine’s Dayi>, bungkusan itu sampai menjelang Hari Valentine; ~ as, a. <i>at exactly the same time as,i> sebaik saja: <i>the door bell rang ~ as we were about to go to bed,i> loceng pintu berbunyi sebaik saja kami hendak masuk tidur; b. <i>exactly asi>, seperti (mana): <i>they left everything ~ as they found iti>, mereka membiarkan barang-barang itu seperti yg dijumpai oleh mereka; ~ as...as, seperti, [<i>sometimes sei> + <i>approp adji>]: <i>he’s ~ as good-looking as I imagined him to bei>, dia tampan seperti or setampan yg saya bayangkan; ~ a /minute, moment, second/, a. (<i>said when asking so. to wait a short whilei>), (tuan, encik, dll boleh) tunggu /sebentar, sekejap/: <i>“what room is Mr Jumaat in?” “J ~ a minute, please...er...room 208, sir”i>, “berapakah nombor bilik Encik Jumaat?” “Encik boleh tunggu sebentar...er...bilik 208, encik”; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |