| inflexible | adj 1. rigid, cannot be bent, tdk boleh /dilenturkan, dibengkokkan/: an ~ iron rod, batang besi yg tdk boleh dilenturkan; 2. fixed, unalterable, tdk boleh diubah: ~ rules, peraturan-peraturan yg tdk boleh diubah; his ideas are said to be ~, gagasan-gagasannya dikatakan tdk boleh diubah; 3. unyielding, unbending, a. (of will, courage, etc) tdk mungkin luntur: ~ determination, keazaman yg tdk mungkin luntur; b. (derog), (of person) keras kepala, degil, tegar: there is no way you can make him change his mind – he’s absolutely ~, kamu tdk akan dapat membuat dia mengubah fikirannya – dia sangat keras kepala; c. (of attitude) tdk dapat diubah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| iron | adj 1. unyielding, /kukuh, sangat kuat, teguh/; (of discipline) keras: an ~ will, azam yg kukuh; 2. strong, robust, kuat: an ~ constitution, resam tubuh yg kuat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hard | ~ at it, sedang bekerja /keras, kuat/; ~ by, /berdekatan, berhampiran/ dgn; be ~ done by, diperlakukan dgn tdk adil; be ~ put (to it ) , sukar, susah: he will be ~ put to win this race, sukar baginya utk memenangi perlumbaan ini; ~ up, kesempitan wang; be ~ up for st, a. be in great need of st, sangat memerlukan sst; b. want st badly, hendak sangat sst; c. be at a loss for (ideas) ketandusan (idea); play ~ to get, jual mahal; take it ~, terlalu sedih. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desperately | adv 1. hopelessly, incurably, teruk, kuat, keras: to be ~ ill, sakit teruk; 2. with all-out effort, sedaya upaya: ~ fighting cancer of the bone, berusaha sedaya upaya melawan penyakit barah tulang; the new government struggled ~ to restore order in the war-torn country, kerajaan baru itu berusaha sedaya upaya utk memulihkan keadaan dlm negara yg dilanda perang; 3. with reckless abandon, bermati-matian; 4. appallingly, shockingly, amat, terlalu, sangat: ~ poor, amat miskin; ~ overcrowded, terlalu sesak; 5. extremely, intensely, amat, sangat: ~ bored, amat bosan; ~ urgent, amat mendesak; ~ worried, sangat risau; to need st ~, amat memerlukan sst. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| brittle | adj 1. easily cracked, broken, rapuh, getas: his bones are ~, tulangnya rapuh; this china seems very ~, tembikar ini nampaknya sangat rapuh; 2. easily damaged, destroyed, rapuh: a ~ marriage, perkahwinan yg rapuh; a ~ agreement, perjanjian yg rapuh; 3. insensitive, lacking warmth, bertabiat keras: a ~, selfish woman, perempuan yg bertabiat keras dan mementingkan diri sendiri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| iron | have many etc ~s in the fire, have many etc different plans, activities, jobs, undertakings, ada banyak /rancangan, kegiatan, kerja lain, urusan/: I don’t mind if I don’t get the job as I have plenty of ~s in the fire, saya tdk kisah kalau saya tdk mendapat jawatan itu krn saya ada banyak kerja lain; in ~s, (chained) dirantai; (shackled ) dibelenggu; (handcuffed) digari: the King ordered him to be put in ~s, Raja memerintahkan supaya dia dirantai; man of ~, orang yg keras pendiriannya; rule with /a rod of ~, an ~ hand/, (person) mengawal sso dgn keras; (country) memerintah negeri dgn keras; will of ~, mempunyai azam yg /kukuh, sangat kuat, teguh/; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |