| close | 6. faithful, not deviating, tepat: a ~ translation, terjemahan yg tepat; ~ resemblance, hampir-hampir serupa; 7. (of contest) sama kuat saingannya; 8. oppressive, pengap, sesak: the air in this room is ~, udara dlm bilik ini pengap; 9. secretive, secara /sulit, diam-diam/: ~ business dealings with the syndicate, urusan perniagaan secara sulit dgn sindiket; 10. (ling) tertutup: ~ vowel, vokal tertutup; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| expose | 3. introduce, acqaint, mendedahkan: he was ~d to the works of Chaucer, Jonson and Pope at an early age, dia didedahkan kpd hasil-hasil karya Chaucer, Jonson dan Pope sejak kanak-kanak lagi; 4. a. make (crime etc) known, mendedahkan: the press ~d the scandal which the organization had tried to conceal, pihak akhbar mendedahkan skandal yg cuba diselindungi oleh organisasi itu; b. make known the crime etc of, mendedahkan + approp n: he threatened to ~ the syndicate to the police, dia mengugut utk mendedahkan kegiatan sindiket itu kpd polis;5. (photog) dedahan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| destroy | vt 1. tear down, ruin completely, memusnahkan, membinasakan: the enemy had completely ~ed the town, pihak musuh telah memusnahkan bandar itu; crops ~ed by elephants, tanam-tanaman yg dimusnahkan oleh gajah; to ~ a piece of evidence, memusnahkan keterangan; 2. put an end to, shatter, a. (gen), (act.) memusnahkan; (pass.) musnah: drugs ~ed her life, dadah memusnahkan hidupnya; the syndicate tried to ~ him but he managed to outwit them, sindiket itu mencuba memusnahkannya, tetapi dia dapat memperdayakan mereka; b. (hope), (act.) memusnahkan, menghancurkan; (pass.) musnah, hancur; c. (marriage, friendship), (act.) menghancurkan; (pass.) hancur; 3. kill (esp sick animal) membunuh. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |