depict | vt menggambarkan, melukiskan: scenes from the Ramayana were ~ed on the walls of the temple, peristiwa-peristiwa dlm hikayat Ramayana digambarkan pd dinding-dinding kuil itu; the plight of the refugees as ~ed in his writings, nasib pelarian spt yg digambarkan di dlm tulisan-tulisannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
horrible | adj 1. causing horror, menggerunkan, mengerikan, dahsyat: crimes too ~ to describe, jenayah yg terlalu dahsyat utk digambarkan; a ~ - looking monster, raksasa yg rupanya menggerunkan; a ~, bloody death, kematian berdarah yg mengerikan; 2. (colloq) unpleasant, dahsyat, teruk: what a ~ dress!, teruknya baju itu!. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
narrow-minded | adj 1. unwilling to accept different ideas, berfikiran sempit: they were portrayed as ~ religious fanatics, mereka digambarkan sbg pelampau-pelampau agama yg berfikiran sempit; 2. shallow, illiberal, sempit: a ~ interpretation, tafsiran yg sempit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
peculiarity | 2. quality of being unusual, strange, keanehan: he has a ~ of manner that is difficult to describe, ada suatu keanehan dlm tingkah lakunya yg sukar digambarkan; 3. uniqueness, keunikan, ciri khusus: each region has its own peculiarities, its history and culture, setiap wilayah mempunyai keunikannya yg tersendiri iaitu sejarah dan budayanya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
genial | adj 1. cheerfully amiable, ramah, mudah mesra; (of smile) mesra: publicans are often depicted as very ~ people, tuan punya pub selalunya digambarkan sbg orang yg ramah; our host’s ~ manner made us feel at ease, sifat ramah tuan rumah membuat kami berasa selesa; 2. (ref to climate) mild, nyaman. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
luridly | adv 1. a. in a manner that depicts violence, dgn cara yg mengerikan; b. in a sensational manner, dgn penuh sensasi: he was ~ described as a drunk, a womaniser and a con man of the worst kind, dia telah digambarkan dgn penuh sensasi sbg seorang pemabuk, kaki perempuan dan penipu yg paling licik; 2. garishly, sehingga menyilaukan: the area was ~ lit by neon lights, kawasan itu diterangi cahaya neon yg menyilaukan; ~ coloured, warnanya menyilaukan: a ~ poster, poster yg warnanya menyilaukan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
approximate | ~ to, a. (in quantity, number, etc) approp v + /lebih kurang, kira-kira/: the cost of the building is expected to ~ to five million ringgit, harga bangunan itu dianggarkan berjumlah lebih kurang lima juta ringgit; b. (in quality, character, etc), [various translations]: his account of the accident ~s to those of the other witnesses, laporannya ttg kemalangan itu hampir sama dgn yg dibuat oleh saksi-saksi yg lain; a man approximating to that description was seen walking towards the village, seorang lelaki yg seakan-akan sama dgn yg digambarkan telah dilihat berjalan ke arah kampung itu; your latest design ~s to what I imagined the stage to be like, rekaan mutakhir kamu ini seakan-akan sama dgn pentas yg saya bayangkan; ~ st to, see vt (sense 2.). | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
defy | vt 1. resist openly, menentang: the terrorists defied every attempt to subdue them, pengganas-pengganas itu menentang setiap percubaan utk menundukkan mereka; 2. refuse to obey, a. (person) melawan, mengingkari + approp n: you cannot ~ your superiors, kamu tdk boleh melawan ketuamu; the boy defied his father and went ahead to join the army, budak lelaki itu mengingkari perintah bapanya dan meneruskan rancangannya memasuki tentera; b. (the law, social convention, etc) mengingkari; 3. make impossible, tdk dapat: the problem defies solution, masalah itu tdk dapat diselesaikan; beauty that defies description, keindahan yg tdk dapat digambarkan; 4. challenge, mencabar: he defied me to prove that he was lying, dia mencabar saya utk membuktikan bahawa dia berbohong. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |