| seal 1 | ~ so’s /fate, doom/ , menentukan: the rescue party’s failure to reach the town ~ed the fate of the hostages, kegagalan pasukan penyelamat sampai ke bandar itu menentukan nasib tebusan-tebusan tersebut; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ransom | n price demanded for the release of a captive, wang tebusan; hold so. to ~, menahan sso utk mendapatkan wang tebusan: the millionaire was kidnapped and held to ~, jutawan itu diculik dan ditahan utk mendapatkan wang tebusan; be worth a king’s ~, tdk ternilai: jewels that are worth a king’s ~, batu permata yg tdk ternilai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hostage | n (orang) tebusan, sandera; take so. ~, menahan (sso) sbg tebusan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prisoner | 3. captive, hostage, orang /tawanan, tebusan/: the boy was kidnapped and held ~ until ransom was paid, budak itu diculik dan dijadikan orang tawanan sehingga wang tebusan dibayar; 4. captive of a certain sitaution, hamba: he became a ~ of his obsession, dia menjadi hamba kpd kemahuannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| glimmer | n 1. flicker, faint glow, cahaya [sst] yg samar-samar; (of star, candle, etc) , /kerlipan, kerdipan/ cahaya [sst] yg samar-samar; (in negative constructions), /kerdipan, kerlipan/ cahaya: the ~ of dawn, cahaya fajar yg samar-samar; she saw the ~ of the lamp through the cracks in the wall, dia nampak kerdipan cahaya lampu yg samar-samar melalui rekahan pd dinding itu; there was not a ~ of light in the whole house, tdk ada langsung kerlipan cahaya di rumah itu; faint indication, sedikit: the latest development gave the hostages a ~ of hope, perkembangan terbaru memberikan harapan sedikit kpd tebusan-tebusan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| contemptible | adj patut /dihina, dikeji/; (of person) keji: the murder of the hostages was a ~ crime, pembunuhan orang-orang tebusan itu ialah jenayah yg patut dikeji; he is a ~ person, dia orang yg keji. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| release | n 1. act of setting free, pembebasan, pemerdekaan, membebaskan, memerdekakan: they negotiated for the ~ of all the hostages, mereka berunding utk pembebasan semua tebusan; 2. relief from pain, distress, etc, kelegaan: the patient sought ~ from the unbearable pain, pesakit itu mencuba mendapatkan kelegaan dr kesakitan yg tdk tertahan; 3. act of issuing for sale etc, penayangan: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| precedence | nkeutamaan: the army personnel are seated in order of ~, pegawai tentera itu duduk mengikut susunan keutamaan; the safety of the hostages takes ~ over other considerations, keselamatan orang tebusan diberi keutamaan melebihi pertimbangan-pertimbangan yg lain. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| play | b. also ~ upon,make use of o’s weaknesses, menggunakan: the kidnapper ~ed on the parents’ fears so that they would come up with the ransom money, penculik tersebut menggunakan rasa takut ibu bapa budak itu supaya mereka mendapat wang tebusan; ~ a /joke, prank/ on so., /mempersendakan, memperguraukan/ sso; ~ a trick on, menipu: it was unkind of him to ~ that trick on me, sungguh tdk patut dia menipu saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prize money | pr n 1. (of professional boxing, tennis, etc) wang pertaruhan: the ~ at Wimbleton this year will be higher than ever, wang pertaruhan di Wimbleton pd tahun ini akan lebih tinggi drpd biasa; 2. (of prize ship) wang tebusan kapal rampasan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |