| bashful | adj 1. (of person) pemalu; (at particular instance) malu-malu, segan-segan, segan silu: a ~ child, kanak-kanak yg pemalu; he wasn’t at all ~ about asking for more money, dia sama sekali tdk malu-malu | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| backwardness | n 1. reluctance, hesitation, (sifat) /teragak-agak, ragu-ragu, segan-segan/; 2. slowness to learn, kelembaman, kelembapan; 3. underdeveloped state, kemunduran. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| backward | adj 1. directed towards the rear, ke belakang: without a ~ glance, dgn tdk menoleh ke belakang; 2. reversed, ke belakang: a ~ movement, gerakan ke belakang; 3. reluctant, hesitant, teragak-agak, segan-segan: he was not ~ in pressing his claim, dia tdk teragak-agak mendesakkan tuntutannya; 4. slow to learn, lembam, lembap; 5. behindhand, ketinggalan, tercicir: his long illness had left him ~ in his work, sakitnya yg berlarutan menyebabkan dia ketinggalan dlm kerjanya; 6. undeveloped, (masih) mundur, belum dimajukan: the ~ parts of the country, daerah-daerah yg masih mundur di negeri itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| feel | ~ free, a. feel comfortable, berasa selesa: he felt a lot freer after he took his jacket off, dia berasa lebih selesa selepas menanggalkan jaketnya; b. feel lack of control, limitation, berasa bebas: after she left the boarding school, she felt free, selepas meninggalkan sekolah berasrama, dia berasa bebas; c. (imper) jangan /segan-segan, malu-malu/: ~ free to help yourself from the fridge, jangan malu-malu utk mengambil apa saja dr peti ais; ~ like, (colloq) rasa nak: she felt like slapping his face, dia rasa nak tampar muka lelaki itu; ~ o’s way, a. berjalan meraba-raba; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| inhibit | vt 1. restrain, restrict, menghalang, menyekat: his many responsibilities ~ed him from taking a long holiday, tanggungjawabnya yg banyak menghalangnya drpd bercuti panjang; a child should not be ~ed, kanak-kanak tdk seharusnya disekat; tight clothing may ~ breathing, pakaian ketat mungkin menyekat pernafasan; 2. retard, merencatkan, membantutkan: lack of water ~s growth, kekurangan air merencatkan pertumbuhan; 3. cause (so.) to feel inhibited, menyebabkan [sso] berasa segan: his presence seem to ~ her, kehadiran lelaki itu nampaknya menyebabkan dia berasa segan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |