| gloss 1 | a ~ of kindness hid his evil intentions, dia menyembunyikan niat jahatnya di balik topeng kebaikan hatinya; under a surface ~ of civilization, man is still primitive, di balik topeng peradaban, manusia masih primitif; 3. superficial veneer, keseronokan yg diharapkan: she was attracted by the ~ and glitter of the city, dia tertarik oleh keseronokan yg diharapkan dan kegemilangan hidup di bandar raya itu; 4. see GLOSS PAINT; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| boomerang | ~ on, berbalik kpd: his evil intention has ~ed on him, niat jahatnya berbalik kpd dirinya sendiri. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| undeniably | adv 1. indisputably, tdk dapat /disangkal, dinafikan/: their motive was ~ wicked, jahatnya niat mereka tdk dapat disangkal; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| remorse | n 1. regret, sesal: he felt no ~ for his evil deeds, dia tdk berasa sesal thdp perbuatan jahatnya; be filled with ~, berasa penuh sesal: she was filled with ~ for refusing to help, dia berasa penuh sesal krn enggan menolong; in ~, krn sesal: in ~ he committed suicide, krn sesal, dia membunuh diri; 2. mercy, compunction, belas kasihan: the prisoners were beaten without ~, banduan-banduan itu dipukul tanpa belas kasihan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| notorious | adj terkenal + approp n: the ~ Mafia group, kumpulan Mafia yg terkenal kejamnya; he’s a ~ playboy, kaki perempuan yg terkenal jahatnya; ~ for, terkenal krn: this road is ~ for fatal accidents, jalan ini terkenal krn kemalangan-kemalangan yg membawa maut. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| demoniac(al) | adj 1. very evil, jahat: this murder was part of his ~ plan, pembunuhan ini ialah sebahagian drpd rancangan jahatnya; 2. characteristic of possession by demon, (spt dirasuk) /hantu, syaitan/: ~ laughter, ketawa spt dirasuk syaitan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| roost | n 1. perch on which birds rest or sleep, tempat /bertenggek, bertengger/; 2. hen-house, reban; come home to ~, terkena batang hidung sendiri, berbalik kpd sso: all his misdeeds came home to ~, segala perbuatan jahatnya terkena batang hidung sendiri; rule the ~, menjadi tuan: his wife rules the ~ in the household, isterinya menjadi tuan dlm rumah itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| eloquent | adj 1. skilled in use of language, mahir menggunakan bahasa; (of orator) pandai /berucap, berpidato, bertutur/: he is a very ~ writer, dia pengarang yg sangat mahir menggunakan bahasa; 2. (of person, language ), (fluent) petah, fasih, lancar; (moving) mengharukan, memilukan; (persuasive, forceful) meyakinkan, berkesan: an ~ description of the miserable plight of the refugees, gambaran yg mengharukan ttg kesengsaraan orang-orang pelarian itu; 3. vividly expressive (of st) mencerminkan: her dark, haunted eyes, ~ of the terrors through which she had lived, matanya yg hitam dan penuh kengerian mencerminkan kezaliman yg pernah dilaluinya; 4. full of meaning, bermakna, penuh makna: a single, malevolent glance from his steely blue eyes was more ~ than an hour of Hitler’s mad oratory, kerlingan matanya yg biru waja yg membayangkan niat jahatnya, lebih bermakna drpd sejam penuh pidato gila Hitler. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |