inquire | vi bertanya: he rang up to ~ about the books he had ordered, dia menelefon utk bertanya ttg buku-buku yg dipesannya; have you ~ed about the trains to the city?, sudahkah kamu bertanya ttg kereta api ke bandar?; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
snowball | vi menjadi semakin + approp adj: lack of information has caused opposition to the legislation to ~, kurangnya maklumat telah menyebabkan tentangan thdp rang undang-undang itu menjadi semakin hebat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
ring 2 | vi 1. emit sound (of handbell) berkelenteng, berkelenting; (of churchbells) berkeleneng; (of telephone, alarm clock) berdering; (of bicycle bell) berkring; (of buzzer) berbunyi: the telephone is ~ing. Pick it up. Telefon itu berdering. Angkatlah; 2. resound, re-echo, bergema: the room rang with their laughter, bilik itu bergema dgn gelak ketawa mereka; 3. call by means of a bell, buzzer, membunyikan + approp n (utk) + approp v: the manager rang for his secretary, pengurus itu membunyikan loceng utk memanggil setiausahanya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
dive | ~ for, a. see vi (sense 2.); b. jump forwards, to one side, suddenly, menerpa ke arah: when the phone rang, both of them ~d for it, apabila telefon berdering, mereka berdua menerpa ke arahnya; ~ for cover, [no specif translation]: the men ~d for cover when the bombs started exploding, askar-askar itu berkejar mencari perlindungan apabila bom-bom mula meletup; when I saw her coming I felt like diving for cover, apabila saya nampak dia datang, saya terasa spt hendak menyorok; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
lobby | vi & vt melobi: an experienced unionist knows how to ~, seorang ahli kesatuan sekerja yg berpengalaman tahu bagaimana hendak melobi; politicians successfully lobbied the delegates at the conference, ahli-ahli politik telah berjaya melobi para perwakilan yg hadir dlm persidangan itu; to ~ the bill through, melobi supaya rang undang-undang itu diluluskan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |