| desperate | adj 1. reckless, terdesak: a ~ killer, pembunuh yg terdesak; ~ attempts to free the captives, usaha-usaha yg terdesak utk membebaskan orang-orang tawanan; a ~ struggle for survival, perjuangan yg terdesak utk hidup; 2. undertaken as last resort, terakhir: ~ remedies for the industrial dispute, usaha terakhir utk menyelesaikan pertikaian industri itu; ~ measures, langkah-langkah terakhir; 3. suffering extreme anxiety, need, /betul-betul, benar-benar, sungguh-sungguh/ ingin: she is ~ to win, dia benar-benar ingin menang; ~ for st, /amat, sangat/ memerlukan sst: to be ~ for recognition, amat memerlukan penghargaan; 4. critical, beyond hope, genting: this ~ state of affairs is expected to continue, keadaan yg genting ini dijangka akan berterusan; his condition is ~, keadaannya genting; 5. showing, arising from despair, sangat, amat: the ~ look of hunger on his face, wajahnya yg menampakkan bahawa dia sangat lapar. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hard-pressed | adj be under pressure, terdesak: although ~, the remaining troops held the fort till help came, walaupun terdesak, askar-askar yg tinggal itu mempertahankan kota tersebut sehingga bantuan tiba; we are ~ to complete the project on time, kami terdesak utk menyiapkan projek itu, pd masa yg ditetapkan; ~ for time, kesuntukan masa. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desperation | n 1. extreme recklessness, keadaan terdesak: in ~ he killed the guards, dlm keadaan terdesak dia membunuh pengawal itu; 2. (colloq) state of angry nervousness, hilang akal: her constant nagging drove him to ~, leterannya yg tak henti-henti itu membuat dia hilang akal. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| corner | in a tight ~, dlm keadaan terdesak; /look, glance/ at so. out of the ~ of o’s eye, mengerling (dr /sudut, ekor/ mata); make a ~ in, memonopoli pasaran; out of the ~ of o’s eye, dr /sudut, ekor/ mata: I noticed out of the ~ of my eye that someone had entered the room, dr sudut mata, saya ternampak ada orang masuk ke bilik itu; the four ~s of the /earth, world/, seluruh /ceruk rantau, pelosok dunia/; turn the ~, (after an illness, crisis, etc), (approp n +) pulih: he had been ill for a long time, but turned the ~ after the operation, dia sudah lama sakit, tetapi keadaannya pulih selepas pembedahan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| clock | n jam; against the ~, terdesak; /put, set, turn/ the ~ back, menyebabkan [sso, sst] terkebelakang: such conservative attitudes will put the ~ back twenty years, sikap kolot sedemikian akan menyebabkan kita terkebelakang dua puluh tahun; round the ~, siang malam: the petrol pump is open round the ~, stesen minyak itu dibuka siang malam; work against the ~, bekerja dgn tdk henti-henti; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bay3 | at ~, dlm keadaan terdesak; bring to ~, mendesak sehingga terkepung: to bring a quarry to ~, mendesak buruan sehingga terkepung; /hold, keep/ at ~, a. (person) menahan [sso] drpd /menghampiri, mendekati/ sso; b. (illness etc) menjauhkan: to keep an infection at ~, menjauhkan jangkitan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| disown | vt tdk mengaku [sso] + approp n: he is so desperate that he would even ~ his best friend, dia begitu terdesak sehingga sanggup tdk mengaku orang itu sbg kawan baiknya; the boy was ~ed by his father for his part in the crime, bapa budak itu tdk mengaku dia anak krn penglibatannya dlm jenayah itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| in extremis | adv (fml) 1. about to die, sedang nazak; 2. in extreme circumstances, apabila terdesak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| back | he seems unaware of the things going on behind his ~, dia nampaknya tdk sedar akan hal-hal yg berlaku di belakangnya; get off so’s ~, (colloq) jangan mengganggu sso; have o’s ~ to the wall, (fig.), (berada) dlm keadaan /terdesak, terhimpit/; lay so. on his ~, menelentangkan sso; lie on o’s ~, (berbaring) menelentang, telentang; put o’s ~ into st, menumpukan (sepenuh) tenaga (sso) kpd sst: the work can be completed in time if we all put our ~s into it, kerja itu dapat diselesaikan pd waktunya sekiranya kita semua menumpukan tenaga kita kepadanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hang | ~ on to, a. hold tightly, memegang kuat-kuat; (so’s arm, rope, branch, etc) berpaut pd: she held onto the book as though she would never let it go, dia memegang buku itu kuat-kuat seolah-olah dia tdk akan melepaskannya; he hung on to the rope in desperation, dia berpaut pd tali itu dlm keadaan terdesak; b. keep, retain, tdk melepaskan: I am ~ing on to those shares although the value has gone down, saya tdk akan melepaskan saham-saham itu walaupun nilainya telah turun; c. find support in, tempat bergantung: I have nothing to ~ on to since my family deserted me, saya tdk ada tempat bergantung semenjak keluarga saya meninggalkan saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |