| helpless | adj tdk /berdaya, berupaya/: the ~ prisoners of war, tahanan perang yg tdk berdaya itu; I feel ~ in these circumstances, saya berasa tdk berupaya dlm keadaan begini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| incapable | adj helpless, weak (through intoxication, injury etc) tdk berupaya: drunk and ~, mabuk dan tdk berupaya; be ~ of, a. not be able to, tdk dapat; (not able to do st bad because one is honest etc) tdk sanggup: he is quite ~ of managing his own affairs, dia tdk dapat mengurus halnya sendiri; she seems ~ of understanding our position, dia nampaknya tdk dapat memahami edudukan kami; to be ~ of lying, tdk sanggup berbohong; a man like him would be ~ of cruelty, lelaki spt dia tdk sanggup melakukan kezaliman; b. not susceptible, tdk dapat: the situation is ~ of improvement, keadaan itu tdk dapat diperbaik. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fall | ~ about, be helpless with laughter, etawa pecah perut: they fell about when the clowns appeared, mereka ketawa pecah perut apabila badut itu muncul; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lame duck | n 1. helpless, in difficulties, a. (person) orang yg memerlukan bantuan; b. (organization etc), (approp n) + yg pincang: a company that was once doing well but is now a ~, sebuah syarikat yg pd suatu masa sangat maju tetapi sekarang merupakan syarikat yg pincang; 2. (US) official about to leave office, pincang: a ~ President, Presiden yg pincang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| lame duck | n 1. helpless, in difficulties, a. (person) orang yg memerlukan bantuan; b. (organization etc), (approp n) + yg pincang: a company that was once doing well but is now a ~, sebuah syarikat yg pd suatu masa sangat maju tetapi sekarang merupakan syarikat yg pincang; 2. (US) official about to leave office, pincang: a ~ President, Presiden yg pincang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| fall | ~ on, menyerang; (food) menerpa: the bandits fell on the helpless people, pengganas-pengganas itu menyerang mereka yg tdk berdaya; the illness fell on him suddenly, penyakit itu menyerangnya dgn tiba-tiba; he fell on his food as though he was starving, dia menerpa makanannya seolah-olah dia kebuluran; / ~, land / on o’s feet, jatuh tertegak; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| underfoot | get ~, mengacau, mengganggu: they are always getting ~, mereka selalu mengacau; /crush, trample/ so. ~, a. memijak-mijak, menginjak-injak; (accidentally) terpijak, terinjak: the helpless woman is being crushed ~ by everyone around, perempuan yg tdk berdaya itu terpijak oleh orang-orang di sekelilingnya; b. (fig.), (act.) menghancurkan (pass.) hancur: his hopes were trampled ~ as the company’s retrenchment programme gathered pace, harapannya hancur apabila rancangan pengurangan tenaga kerja syarikat itu semakin meningkat. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| witness | n 1. also eyewitness person present at an event, saksi: there were no ~es of the murder, tdk ada saksi dlm kejadian bunuh itu; he was a helpless ~ of the tragedy, dia saksi yg tdk dapat berbuat apa-apa dlm tragedi itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| overwhelm | vt 1. defeat, mengalahkan: the army was soon ~ed by the enemy’s superior forces, tentera itu tdk lama kemudian dikalahkan oleh pasukan musuh yg lebih kuat; 2. cause to feel embarrassed, helpless, surprised, tenggelam; (by so’s kindness, generosity, etc), /begitu, sangat, amat, sungguh/ terharu: grief ~ed her, dia tenggelam dlm kesedihan; he was ~ed by her kindness, dia begitu terharu dgn kebaikan hati wanita itu; 3. cover completely, submerge, menenggelami: the whole city was ~ed by the river of lava, seluruh bandar itu ditenggelami lava; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| gang | vi; ~ up, (derog) membentuk geng: a group of youths who ~ up for devious purposes, sekumpulan remaja yg membentuk gang utk tujuan-tujuan yg tdk baik; ~ up /on, against/, (colloq) berpakat menentang: they ~ed up on the helpless boy, mereka berpakat menentang budak yg tdk berdaya itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |