| maxim | n a. motton, moto: if in doubt, chuck it out; that’s my ~, jika diragui, buanglah; itu moto saya; b. adage, saying, pepatah: as the ~ goes “Each to his own taste”, spt kata pepatah, “Banyak orang, banyak ra | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| hoard | vt 1. amass, mengumpulkan [sst] banyak-banyak: misers ~ money and refuse to spend it, orang bakhil mengumpulkan wang banyak-banyak dan enggan membelanjakannya; 2. keep in reserve, secretly, menyorokkan: due to the shortage of petrol people began to ~ it, disebabkan kekurangan petrol, orang mula menyorokkannya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| predominantly | adv chiefly, largely, lebih banyak: the island’s population is ~ white, penduduk pulau itu lebih banyak orang kulit putih; the discussion was ~ about economic matters, perbincangan itu lebih banyak menyentuh hal ehwal ekonomi; a ~ French-speaking society, masyarakat yg lebih banyak berbahasa Perancis. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| scads | n (US), (colloq) banyak: ~ of people watched the open-air performance, banyak orang menonton persembahan di pentas terbuka itu; he must have ~ of money, dia pasti mempunyai wang yg banyak. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| score | 7. (in pl) very large number, banyak: ~s of people waited outside the hall, banyak orang yg menunggu di luar dewan; it has happened ~s of times, perkara itu sudah berlaku banyak kali; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| strike | 13. (of disease, illness, etc) afflict, menyerang: the many infirmities that ~ older people, keuzuran yg banyak menyerang orang-orang tua; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| wholesale | adj 1. borong: goods bought at ~ price, barang-barang yg dibeli dgn harga borong; a ~ supplier of office paper, pembekal borong kertas pejabat; 2. (fig.) performed on a large scale, secara banyak-banyak; (of peoplei) secara beramai-ramai: the ~ slaughter of the kangaroos in the area brought protests from the public, pembunuhan kanggaru secara banyak-banyak menimbulkan bantahan drpd orang awam; the government was criticized for its ~ borrowing from overseas sources, kerajaan telah dikritik krn meminjam secara banyak-banyak drpd sumber luar negeri; the ~ massacre of innocent people, pembunuhan secara beramai-ramai orang yg tdk bersalah. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| slew 2 | n (US), (colloq) large number, banyak: a whole ~ of people scrambled out of the bus, banyak orang berebut-rebut keluar dr bas itu; his mother had a whole ~ of jobs for him, emaknya ada banyak kerja untuknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| preponderance | n (fml) banyak: there is a ~ of dark-skinned people in the population, terdapat banyak orang yg berkulit hitam di kalangan penduduk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| avalanche | n 1. runtuhan + approp n: many people were killed in the ~, banyak orang yg terbunuh dlm runtuhan salji itu; 2. (fig.) datang mencurah-curah; (of words, questions, etc) hamburan: an ~ of fan mail, surat peminat yg datang mencurah-curah; an ~ of questions, hamburan pertanyaan; /inundated with, overwhelmed by, etc/ an ~ of, dihujani, dibanjiri: he was inundated with an ~ of congratulatory messages, dia dihujani surat ucap tahniah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |