| pitched battle | n 1. pertempuran sengit; 2.(fig.) pergaduhan sengit: fortunately the argument didn’t develop into a ~ between them but was settled amicably, nasib baik pertengkaran itu tdk menjadi pergaduhan yg sengit antara mereka sebaliknya dapat diselesaikan secara aman; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pitched battle | /have, fight/ a ~, a. bertempur dgn sengit: the two armies fought a ~ battle on the plain near the town, kedua-dua pasukan tentera itu bertempur dgn sengit di dataran berhampiran dgn kota itu; b. (fig.) bergaduh dgn sengit. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| acrimonious | adj 1. (of argument, quarrel) sengit, seru: an ~ dispute, perbalahan sengit; 2. (of remark, words, etc) kesat: ~ words passed between the rivals, kedua-dua pesaing itu saling melemparkan kata-kata kesat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sticky | 8. difficult, hard, susah, sukar; (of competition) sengit: it was a ~ climb but the view from the top made it worthwhile, pendakian itu memang sukar tetapi pemandangan dr puncak membuat pendakian tersebut berbaloi; a ~ assignment, tugasan yg susah; there’s ~ competition for the post, terdapat persaingan sengit utk merebut jawatan itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sticky | 9. strong, vigorous, kuat, sengit; (of wind) kencang: the guerillas put up a ~ fight, pasukan gerila memberikan tentangan yg kuat; a ~ breeze was blowing from the west, angin kencang sedang bertiup dr arah barat; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| withdraw | 2. retreat, berundur: the heavy bombardment forced the troops to ~, pembedilan sengit memaksa askar-askar itu berundur; our army withdrew from the border, tentera kami berundur dr sempadan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| battle | n 1. military, naval engagement, combat, pertempuran: a fierce ~, pertempuran sengit; the B~ of Coral Sea, Pertempuran Laut Coral; 2. fight, physical struggle between two people, pertarungan, pergelutan; 3. struggle, contest, pertarungan; (for a cause) perjuangan: the football match turned into a ~ between the mid-fielders, perlawanan bola sepak itu menjadi pertarungan antara pemain-pemain barisan tengah; the on-going ~ for the control of the company, pertarungan yg masih berterusan utk menguasai syarikat itu; the ~ for freedom of the press, perjuangan utk kebebasan akhbar; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| draw | ~ off, berundur: our forces drew off when the counterattack became intense, pasukan kami berundur apabila serangan balas menjadi lebih sengit; ~ st off, take st off, menanggalkan sst: he drew off his muddy boots, dia menanggalkan butnya yg berlumpur itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| struggle | 2. a. scuffle, pergelutan; (which occurs when one rushes for st) perebutan: after a violent ~ the prisoner was taken into custody, selepas pergelutan yg sengit, orang tahanan itu dapat ditahan; in the ~ for the ball, a player was hurt, dlm perebutan utk mendapatkan bola, seorang drpd pemain itu telah tercedera; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| struggle | n 1. battle, fight, contest, perjuangan; (for power, leadership, etc) perebutan: the ~ for survival, perjuangan utk hidup; the bitter power ~ between the two leaders left the party shattered, perebutan kuasa yg sungguh sengit antara dua orang pemimpin itu telah menghancurkan parti; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |