frost | n 1. atmospheric temperature of below freezing point, fros; (when temperature is specified) suhu bawah takat beku: plants killed by ~, tumbuh-tumbuhan mati akibat fros; most areas can expect heavy ~s tonight, fros yg tebal dijangka berlaku di kebanyakan kawasan malam ini; we had five degrees of ~ last night, suhu jatuh lima darjah bawah takat beku malam semalaman; 2. frozen dew or vapour, fros, ibun: the lawn was white with ~, laman itu memutih dilitupi fros. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
frost-bitten | adj reput /fros, ibun/: his toes were ~, jari-jari kakinya reput fros. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
frost-bite | n reput /fros, ibun/: two members of the expedition suffered ~, dua anggota ekspedisi itu kena reput fros. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
unseasonable | 2. inappropriate for the season, bukan pd musimnya: an ~ frost destroyed the crop, fros yg bukan pd musimnya memusnahkan tanaman itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
freeze | vi 1. (of weather) be very cold, menjadi sangat sejuk, ada fros: it is going to ~ tonight, cuaca akan menjadi sangat sejuk malam ini; 2. become ice, harden into ice, membeku, menjadi /beku, ais/: the water froze in the pipes, air dlm paip menjadi beku; 3. become fixed due to severe cold, melekat [pd sst] disebabkan (oleh) ais: the birds froze to the branches, burung-burung itu melekat pd dahan disebabkan oleh ais; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
nip 1 | 3. damage, merosakkan: the frost has ~ped all my tomato plants, fros telah merosakkan semua pokok toto saya; 4. check the growth of, membantutkan: cold wind ~ped the young fruit trees, angin sejuk membantutkan pokok buah-buahan yg muda; 5. cause to feel stinging sensation, menggigit: the cold air ~ped him to the bone, dia terasa udara sejuk menggigit hingga ke tulang; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
tolerance | 2. endurance, ketahanan, tahan: the plant has little ~ to frost, pokok itu tdk berapa tahan fros; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
tender1 | 5. easily broken, sensitive, muda: the ~ shoots are affected by frost, pucuk-pucuk muda itu rosak akibat fros; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
scale 1 | vi come off in flakes, menggelupas: sandstone ~s when exposed to the frost, batu pasir menggelupas jika terdedah kpd fros; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
denude | vt 1. make bare, (act.) menggondolkan; (pass.) menjadi gondol: frost had ~d the trees, fros telah menggondolkan pokok-pokok itu; mountainsides ~d by wind and rain, lereng-lereng bukit yg menjadi gondol krn angin dan hujan; 2. deprive, a. (of attribute, hope, etc) memusnahkan: his involvement in the scandal had ~d him of all dignity, penglibatannya dlm skandal itu telah memusnahkan kehormatannya; b. (of possession) menandaskan, menanduskan: his creditors ~d him of every cent he possessed, pemiutangnya telah menandaskan setiap sen yg dipunyainya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |