| capacity | n 1. ability, power, keupayaan: man’s ~ to survive under stress, keupayaan manusia hidup dlm keadaan tertekan; the ~ of warm air to absorb moisture, keupayaan udara panas menyerap kelembapan; a child’s ~ for happiness, keupayaan kanak-kanak utk bergembira; 2. volume, muatan, isian: a water tank with a 200 litre ~, sebuah tangki air yg mempunyai muatan 200 liter; cranial ~, isian tengkorak; 3. power, keupayaan: lifting ~ of 1, 000 kilograms, keupayaan mengangkat seberat 1, 000 kilogram; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| conscience | n hati nurani; (psychol) hati /nurani, kecil/, /kata, suara/ hati: the crime weighed on his ~, perbuatan jenayah itu menyebabkan hati nuraninya berasa tertekan; to let ~ direct our actions, membiarkan hati nurani menentukan segala tindakan kita; have a clear ~, tdk berasa bersalah; /have, get/ /a guilty, bad/ ~, berasa bersalah: he had a guilty ~ over his treatment of the boy, dia berasa bersalah krn perlakuannya thdp budak itu; have no ~, tdk /ada, mempunyai/ hati nurani; (about st or doing st) tdk berasa bersalah: | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| explanation | n 1. act, process of explaining, penerangan, penjelasan: your ~ is not necessary, penerangan kamu tdk diperlukan; she gave no ~ for her strange behaviour, dia tdk memberikan sebarang penjelasan ttg perangainya yg ganjil itu; by way of ~, sbg penjelasan; in ~ of st, utk /menerangkan, menjelaskan/ sst: he said, in ~ of his behaviour, that he had been working under tremendous stress, dia berkata, utk menjelaskan tingkah lakunya, bahawa dia telah bekerja dlm keadaan amat tertekan; 2. statement, fact etc that explains, keterangan:we found his ~ not very convincing, kami mendapati keterangan tdk begitu meyakinkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| balance | ~ in hand, baki di tangan; /be, hang/ in the ~, (fig.), (dlm keadaan) terkatung-katung, belum pasti: the fate of the refugees hangs in the ~, nasib orang-orang pelarian itu terkatung-katung; his life is hanging in the ~, hidup matinya belum pasti; hold the ~, memegang kuasa /penentu, pemutus/; keep o’s ~, a. menjaga /ke(se)imbangan, perimbangan/ diri sso; b. (fig.) mengawal perasaan: he was able to keep his ~ even though under stress, dia dapat mengawal perasaannya walaupun jiwanya tertekan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |