| cut | ~ no ice, (colloq) tak termakan, tak ada kesan: his clever talk ~ no ice with her, kepetahannya bercakap tdk termakan oleh gadis itu; ~ o’s teeth on st, (fig.) mencari pengalaman dlm sst; ~ slits in, mengelar; ~ so. dead, buat tdk kenal pd sso; ~ so. to the /heart, quick/, melukakan /hati,perasaan/ sso; ~ so. short, memotong cakap sso: I tried to explain it to him but he ~ me short, saya mencuba menerangkan hal itu kepadanya tetapi dia memotong cakap saya; ~ st short, i. (of so.) memendekkan, menyingkatkan: the prime minister ~ short his holiday on learning of the attempted coup, perdana menteri itu terpaksa memendekkan cutinya selepas mengetahui ttg percubaan rampasan kuasa tersebut; ii. (of st), (act.) menyebabkan sst terhenti; (pass.) terhenti: a career ~ short by illness, kerjaya yg terhenti disebabkan penyakit; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eat | vt (me)makan; (unintentionally) termakan: to ~ a bowl of rice, memakan semangkuk nasi; she doesn’t ~ mutton, dia tdk makan daging kambing; the moths have ~en holes in his coat, kotnya berlubang-lubang dimakan rama-rama; ugh! I’ve ~en a maggot!, yek! Saya termakan ulat!; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| bite | vi 1. seize or attack with the teeth, sting, etc, menggigit; (of snake) mematuk, menggigit: the monkey looks fierce but doesn’t ~, monyet itu nampak garang tetapi tdk menggigit; 2. take bait, makan umpan: the fish aren’t biting today, ikan tdk makan umpan hari ini; 3. be taken in by a ploy, termakan (umpan): he knew it was a mistake but he bit just the same, dia tahu itu suatu kesilapan tetapi dia termakan umpan juga; 4. take firm hold of, grip, mencengkam: the car wheels would not ~ on the icy road, roda kereta itu tdk mencengkam di jalan yg berselaput ais; 5. cause to smart, a. (of words etc) menusuk hati: his words bit deeply into me, kata-katanya sangat menusuk hatiku; b. (of food, drink), [various translations]: the mustard really ~s, sos biji sawi itu benar-benar terasa pedar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |