| vicious circle | n /lingkaran, putaran/ ganas: the more she eats, the fatter she gets; the fatter she gets the more miserable she becomes; the more miserable she becomes, the more she eats. It’s a ~, lebih banyak dia makan, dia menjadi lebih gemuk; apabila dia lebih gemuk, dia menjadi lebih sengsara; apabila dia lebih sengsara, dia makan lebih banyak. Itu lingkaran ganas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| work | in ~, bekerja: when he is in ~ he earns high wages, semasa dia bekerja, dia mendapat gaji besar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| without | 3. not accompanied by, tanpa: he swore that he could not live ~ her, dia bersumpah dia tdk boleh hidup tanpanya; they arrived ~ their children, mereka tiba tanpa anak-anak mereka; smoke ~ fire, ada asap tanpa api; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| use | 8. exploit, memperalat: he ~s his friends to further his ambition, dia memperalat kawan-kawannya utk menjayakan cita-citanya; he feels he has been ~d, dia rasa dia telah diperalat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| up | ~ against, menghadapi: I find myself ~ against a lot of problems, saya mendapati diri saya menghadapi banyak masalah; he knew he was ~ against a strong candidate, dia tahu dia menghadapi calon yg kuat; Johor are ~ against Selangor in the final, Johor akan menghadapi Selangor dlm perlawanan akhir; ~ to, a. be so’s responsibility, choice, /terpulang, terserah, bergantung/ kpd: it’s ~ to me to decide, terpulang kpd saya utk memutuskannya; b. as much as, sehingga: loans ~ to 90% are obtainable, pinjaman sehingga 90% boleh didapati; c. as high as, sehingga: profits were well ~ to 20% last year, keuntungan telah naik sehingga 20 peratus tahun lalu; ~ to 20,000 people attended the match, sehingga 20,000 orang menghadiri perlawanan itu; d. as far as, sampai, hingga: he walked straight ~ to the door, dia berjalan terus sampai ke pintu; the boy can count from 1 ~ to 20, budak itu boleh membilang dr 1 sampai 20; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| watch | 5. follow observantly, mengawasi: the suspect is being ~ed by the police, orang yg disyaki itu sedang diawasi oleh pihak polis; he knew he was being ~ed, dia tahu dia sedang diawasi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| up | 8. in an elated state, riang: he has his ~ days and down days, ada hari dia riang, ada hari dia murung; ~ and /about, around/, bergerak cergas: I’m glad to see him ~ and about again, saya gembira melihat dia bergerak cergas semula; ~ for, a. presented and charged with an offence, dibawa ke muka pengadilan, dihadapkan ke mahkamah: he is ~ for murder, dia dibawa ke muka pengadilan krn membunuh; b. being considered for, dipertimbangkan: the house is ~ for sale, rumah itu dipertimbangkan utk dijual; be well ~ /in, on/, pandai dlm: he is well ~ in computer science, dia pandai dlm sains komputer; what’s ~?, apa halnya?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| work | 4. place of employment, tempat kerja: he had an accident at ~, dia mendapat kemalangan di tempat kerjanya; he was on his way to ~ when he met me, dia sedang dlm perjalanan ke tempat kerjanya semasa dia bertemu saya; she usually leaves ~ late, dia selalu meninggalkan tempat kerjanya lewat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| usual | adj biasa: he arrived at work at the ~ hour, dia sampai di tempat kerja pd waktu biasa; because of the traffic jam he arrived later than ~, oleh sebab kesesakan lalu lintas, dia sampai lewat drpd biasa; he put the hammer back in its ~ place, dia meletakkan balik tukul itu di tempat biasanya; it is not ~ to have snow at this time of the year, memang tdk biasa salji turun pd masa ini; as ~, spt biasa; (colloq) macam biasa: business as ~, perniagaan spt biasa; she behaved as ~ despite her grief, dia berkelakuan spt biasa walaupun dia bersedih; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| with | prep 1. (indic accompaniment) dengan: he lives ~ his parents, dia tinggal dengan ibu bapanya; he was playing golf ~ a friend, dia sedang bermain golf dengan seorang kawan; who are you going ~?, dengan siapa kamu pergi?; he’s gone out for a walk ~ his dog, dia pergi bersiar-siar dengan anjingnya; is he still there ~ you?, dia masih lagi dengan kamukah?; he walked home ~ me after class, dia berjalan pulang dengan saya selepas kelas; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |