Definisi : strum vi & vt memetik: he took up his guitar and started to ~, dia mengambil gitarnya lalu mula memetiknya; he just sat and ~med his banjo, dia terus duduk lalu memetik banjonya. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ with so., see vi (sense 2.); ~ with os, berlawan dgn perasaan sso: after struggling with herself for some days, she decided to go along with my idea, selepas berlawan dgn perasaannya selama beberapa hari, dia akhirnya menerima buah fikiran saya. (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : the students were able to ~ through their exam, pelajar-pelajar itu telah dapat lulus dlm peperiksaan mereka krn bersusah payah belajar dgn kuatnya; we managed to ~ through the depression somehow, and when the economic condition improved life became easier, kami berjaya menempuh zaman kemelesetan ekonomi itu, dan apabila keadaan bertambah baik kehidupan kami bertambah senang; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : b. succeed with difficulty in st, [various translations]: he was at a loss as to how he is going to ~ through the next month without any pay, dia mati akal ttg bagaimana hendak hidup sepanjang bulan depan tanpa mendapat sebarang gaji; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ through st, a. advance with difficulty, merentasi sst dgn susah payah: even though the forest was thick they managed to ~ through it somehow, walaupun hutan itu tebal, dia berjaya merentasinya dgn susah payah; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ out, keluar dgn susah payah: the ants ~d out of the smoke-filled hole, semut itu dgn susah payah keluar dr lubang yg penuh dgn asap; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ for, a. see vi (sense 2.); b. see vi (sense 4. a.); (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : the business, hampered by a lack of capital, managed to ~ on for a few more years, perniagaan yg menghadapi kekurangan modal itu, telah dapat juga meneruskan kegiatan perniagaannya selama beberapa tahun; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ on, meneruskan + approp n: most of the refugees ~d on, but those who couldn’t were left for dead, kebanyakan orang pelarian itu meneruskan perjalanan mereka, tetapi yg tdk dapat berbuat demikian dianggap tdk dapat diselamatkan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : b. be able to survive in spite of difficulties, hidup dgn susah payah: somehow we are struggling along on a meagre income, mahu tak mahu, kami terpaksa hidup dgn susah payah dgn pendapatan yg kecil itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ along, a. move with difficulty, berjalan dgn susah payah: after her accident she was only just able to ~ along with the help of a stick, selepas kemalangan itu, dia hanya boleh berjalan dgn susah payah dgn sebatang kayu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : the troops had to ~ against an appalling blizzard, which made the road impassable, pasukan tentera itu terpaksa menempuh ribut salji yg teruk yg telah menyebabkan jalan sukar dilalui; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : it’s no use trying to ~ against the system. It has been there for too long, memang tdk ada gunanya menentang pentadbiran yg ada. Itu memang sudah wujud begitu lama sekali; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : ~ against st, oppose, resist st with difficulty, (system, regime, etc), /melawan, menentang/ sst; (natural calamity) menempuh sst: (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 5. (colloq) have great difficulty, terkial-kial: can you help me with my Maths? I’m struggling, bolehkah kamu tolong selesaikan soalan Matematik ini? Saya sedang terkial-kial; if we promote him too fast he’ll just be left struggling, jika kita menaikkan pangkatnya terlalu cepat, dia akan terkial-kial saja dgn kerja barunya; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : b. (get over a difficult situation or problem) bertenggang: he kept awake all night struggling with the accounts, semalaman dia tdk tidur krn bertenggang dgn akaun; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 4. make strenuous effort to, a. (do or achieve st) bekerja keras; (achieve political influence, power, etc) berjuang: a scientist who had to ~ for recognition, seorang saintis yg terpaksa bekerja keras supaya diiktiraf; a man who had to ~ all his life to improve himself, seorang yg terpaksa bekerja keras sepanjang hayat utk memajukan dirinya; at the time the country was still struggling for independence, pd masa itu, negeri tersebut sedang berjuang utk mendapatkan kemerdekaan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 3. progress, proceed with difficulty, dgn susah payah (approp v): the old man ~d to his feet, orang tua itu dgn susah payah cuba berdiri; the little boat ~d upstream against the strong current, perahu kecil itu dgn susah payah mudik ke hulu sungai menyongsong arus yg kuat; she ~d to unload a heavy box of groceries from the car, dia dgn susah payah menurunkan kotak-kotak barang runcit yg berat itu dr kereta; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 2. scuffle, bergelut: the two men were struggling together for possession of the gun, kedua-dua orang itu bergelut utk mendapatkan senapang; the wrestler ~d with his opponent trying to get his head free of the vice-like grip, ahli gusti itu bergelut dgn lawannya utk mencuba melepaskan kepalanya drpd cengkaman yg sangat kuat itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : vi 1. try to free os from physical restraint by violent bodily movement, meronta: when the police arrested him, the suspect ~d violently, apabila pihak polis menangkapnya, orang yg tertuduh itu meronta dgn kuatnya; the more the animal ~d the more firmly it became enmeshed in the net, lebih kuat meronta, lebih terjerat binatang itu dlm jaring; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : walking up the stairs is too much of a ~ for the old man, berjalan menaiki tangga menjadi satu kesusahan bagi orang tua itu; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 4. strenuous effort, kesusahan, susah: it was always a ~ for the boy to pass his exams, memang satu kesusahan bagi budak itu utk lulus dlm peperiksaannya; he controlled his feelings with a ~ and did not say anything, dgn susah dia mengawal perasaannya dan tdk berkata apa-apa; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 3. violent attempt to achieve st, fight, perjuangan: after a ~ lasting nearly twenty years, the country gained independence, selepas satu perjuangan yg berlarutan hampir selama dua puluh tahun, negeri itu mencapai kemerdekaan; the rebels pledged to continue their armed ~ against the government, pihak pemberontak itu bersumpah utk meneruskan perjuangan bersenjata menentang kerajaan; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : without a ~, tanpa melawan: the suspect surrendered to the police without a ~, pihak tertuduh menyerah diri kpd polis tanpa melawan; b. tussle in tournament, competition, pertandingan: the match was an absorbing ~ between two master chess players, perlawanan itu menjadi satu pertandingan yg menarik di antara dua orang jaguh catur; (Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan)
Definisi : 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)
Definisi : 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)