| favour | do so. a ~, menolong sso; find ~ in the eyes of, find ~ with, disukai: even his best efforts could find no ~ in the eyes of the French teacher, usahanya yg paling baik pun tdk disukai oleh guru bahasa Perancis itu; in ~, disenangi, disukai, disayangi; in ~ of, a. in support of, menyokong: the committee was in ~ of a postponement, jawatankuasa menyokong penangguhan itu; b. in the name of, atas nama: the cheque should be drawn in ~ of the treasurer, cek hendaklah dikeluarkan atas nama bendahari; c. to give opportunity to, utk memberikan peluang kpd: he withdrew his nomination in ~ of his brother, dia menarik balik pencalonannya utk memberikan peluang kpd abangnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| best | n 1. that which is most excellent, yg /terbaik, paling baik, baik sekali/: the ~ that money can buy, yg paling baik yg dapat dibeli; to him the ~ may not be good enough, baginya yg terbaik itu mungkin belum memadai; I want the ~, saya mahu yg paling baik sekali; 2.maximum effort, yg terdaya: the ~ he can put in is 12 hours a day, yg dia terdaya bekerja ialah 12 jam sehari; 3. the best person(s), yg terbaik sekali: even the ~ can make mistakes, yg terbaik sekali pun mungkin membuat kesilapan; 4. also Sunday best, (o’s) best clothes, pakaian [sso] yg /terbaik, paling elok, paling cantik/: the ladies were wearing their Sunday~, wanita-wanita itu memakai pakaian mereka yg paling cantik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preferable | adj usu ~ to, lebih /baik, elok/: anything would be ~ to having to work under her, apa sekali pun lebih baik drpd bekerja dengannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| better1 | compar of GOOD, WELL; for ~ (or) for worse, biar apa pun yg terjadi, tanpa mengira /baik buruknya, baik buruk kesudahannya/; no ~ than, sama spt, lebih kurang: he is no ~ than a thief, dia sama spt pencuri; o’s ~ feelings, kata hati, hati /kecil, nurani/; the ~ part of, hampir semua; (rel to time) hampir: he ate the ~ part of the pie, dia makan hampir semua pai itu; she spent the ~ part of the day shopping, dia menghabiskan hampir sehari membeli-belah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| say | ~ what you like, /katalah, cakaplah/ apa pun: ~ what you like, I think she’s an excellent teacher, cakaplah apa pun, saya rasa dia seorang guru yg baik; go without ~ing, sudah pasti: it goes without ~ing, he’s after your wealth, sudah pasti, dia hendakkan kekayaanmu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| even | ~ as, (fml or liter.) semasa: ~ as he spoke, the rain began to fall, semasa dia bercakap, hujan pun turun; ~ /if, though/, walaupun, meskipun, sekalipun: I’m going to walk there, ~ if it takes all day, saya akan berjalan ke sana walaupun akan mengambil masa sehari; ~ now, sekarang ini pun: ~ now it might not be too late, sekarang ini pun mungkin belum terlalu terlewat; ~ so, walau bagaimanapun, namun: there are faults, but ~ so, his essay is better than the others, terdapat beberapa kesalahan, namun eseinya lebih baik drpd yg lain; ~ then, a. at that time, pd masa itu pun: bank lending rates were high, ~ then, pd masa itu pun, kadar pemberian pinjaman bank tinggi; b. in spite of that, itu pun, namun begitu: ~ then, nothing could save him, namun begitu, tdk ada apa yg dapat menyelamatkannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| nicely | adv 1. in an attractive manner, dgn /cantik, menarik/: her long hair was ~ arranged in a bun, rambutnya yg panjang didandan dgn menarik dlm bentuk sanggul; 2. very well, satisfactorily, dgn elok: this car has been running ~ for years, kereta ini berjalan dgn elok bertahun-tahun lamanya; do ~, a. become better, bertambah baik: the patient is doing ~, pesakit itu bertambah baik; b. be in a good financial position, sudah senang: the couple is doing very ~ these days, pasangan itu sudah senang sekarang; c. suffice very well, sudah elok sangat: you don’t have to write a long letter, a little note will do ~, kamu tdk perlu menulis surat yg panjang, catatan yg ringkas pun sudah elok sangat; suit ~, sudah elok sangat; 3. politely, baik-baik: if you ask ~ he will certainly agree, jika kamu bertanya baik-baik, sudah tentu dia akan bersetuju. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| thing | it’s a good ~, nasib baik, mujur: it’s a good ~ I came early, even then, I had to fight for the ticket, nasib baik saya datang awal, itu pun saya terpaksa berebut utk mendapatkan tiket; it’s one ~ to..., satu hal: it’s one ~ to tal | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| want | /for, from/ ~ of, krn tdk ada: for ~ of anything better to do, I went to sleep, krn tdk ada apa-apa yg lebih baik hendak dibuat, saya pun pergi tidur; the flowers wilted from ~ of water, bunga-bunga itu layu krn tdk ada air; in ~, serba kekurangan: we should help those in ~,kita sepatutnya menolong mereka yg serba kekurangan; in ~ of, perlu [v], memerlukan [n]: the building is badly in ~ of repair, bangunan itu sangat perlu dibaiki; he is really in ~ of money, dia betul-betul memerlukan wang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| poorly | adv 1. badly, unsatisfactorily, tdk... dgn baik; (dressed) tdk kemas; (in worn or torn clothes) compang-camping: a ~ kept garden, taman yg tdk dijaga dgn baik; a ~ designed house, rumah yg tdk direka bentuk dgn baik; this essay has been done very ~, esei ini tdk dibuat dgn baik; hungry, ~ dressed children, kanak-kanak yg kelaparan dgn pakaian yg compang-camping; she’s always so ~ dressed, taking no care at all with her appearance, dia sentiasa berpakaian tdk kemas, tanpa sedikit pun menghiraukan rupanya; ~ educated, tdk mendapat pendidikan yg baik; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |