Thursday, May 31, 2012

Learn A Word A Day-Born

born
 / bo:n /




v (used only in the passive without by
仅用于被动语态, 不与by连用
1 be born
come into the world by birth
出生; 出世:
She was born in 1950. 她生于1950.
* (fig 比喻) The Trades Union movement was born (ie founded) in the early years of the century.
工会运动创始于本世纪初.
* He was born (ie destined from birth) to be a great writer.
他生下来就注定是个伟大的作家.
=>Usage at bear2 用法见bear2. 

2 (idm 习语) (not) be born yesterday
(not) be foolish or likely to be deceived because of lack of experience
(并非)无知:
You can't fool me; I wasn't born yesterday, you know.
你骗不了我; 你要知道, 我不是三岁的孩子.
be/be born/be made that way => way1.
born and `bred
born, brought up and educated (in a specified place or manner)
(在某处或以某种方式)出生、 成长及受教育:
He's London born and bred. 他是在伦敦长大的.
* She was born and bred a Catholic. 她一出生就受到天主教的熏陶.
Born in the purple
Born in a royal or very aristocratic family
生于王室或显贵的家庭.
Born of somebody / something owing one's existence to somebody/something; originating from something
由于某人[某事物]而得以存在; 来源于某事物:
He was born of German parents.
他的父母是德国人.
* Her socialist beliefs were born of a hatred of injustice.
她的社会主义信念来自她对社会上不公平现象的痛恨.
Born on the wrong side of the blanket
(euph )
illegitimate
私生.
Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
(saying )
Having wealthy parents
生于富贵之家.
In all one's born days (infml )
In one's whole life
一生; 平生:
I've never heard such nonsense in all my born days!
我一生中从未听到过这种胡言乱语!
There's one born every minute (saying )
There are a lot of gullible people 总会有人上当的.
To the manner born => manner.
 > born
adj [attrib 作定语]
Having a specific natural quality or ability
天生的:
Be a born leader, loser, writer, athlete, etc
天生的领袖、 庸才、 作家、 运动员等.
 -born (forming compound ns and adjs 用以构成复合名词和形容词)
Having a specific order, status or place of birth
按某排行、 有某身分或于某地出生的:
* First-born
* nobly-born
* French-born.
 # ,born-again
adj [usu attrib 通常作定语]
Having been converted, esp to evangelical Christianity
重生的, 皈依的(尤指皈依福音派基督教):
a born-again Christian 重生的基督徒.


Bahasa Malaysia
born
adj
Having stated quality (as if) from birth,
Ada bakat, berbakat/ semula jadi;
(pejorative)
memang dasar: a born musician,
pemain muzik yg ada bakat semula jadi;
a born leader, pemimpin yang ada bakat semula jadi;
born liar; memang dasar penipu;
vt;
be born,
Be brought forth by birth,
dilahirkan, lahir:
He was born in April 1966,
Dia dilahirkan pada bulan April 1966;
They were both born and brought up in the kampong,
Kedua-dua mereka dilahirkan dan dibesarkan di kampung;

b. having specified characteristic, illness, status, circumstances, etc from birth, /lahir, dilahirkan/
/[adj], [prep], [v]/,
/lahir, dilahirkan/ sebagai
[n]:
To be born blind
Dilahirkan buta;
Children who are born with a cleft palate,
Kanak-kanak yang lahir dgn lelangit rekah;
He was born  a baron,
Dia dilahirkan sebagai seorang baron;
The child was born  illigitimate and is therefore not entitled to inherit the property,
Anak itu lahir di luar nikah, justeru tidak boleh mewarisi harta itu;

c. having stated name from birth,
/lahir, dilahirkan/ dengan nama:
She was born Norma Jean,
Dia dilahirkan dengan nama Norma Jean;

d. be destined from birth,
Ditakdirkan:
Born to be king,
Ditakdirkan menjadi raja;

e. come into existence, lahir:
The underground movement was born in the early years of the war,
Gerakan bawah tanah itu lahir pada tahun-tahun awal peperangan;
Born and bred,
Dilahirkan dan dibesarkan:
He was born and bred a Muslim,
Dia dilahirkan dan dibesarkan sebagai orang Islam;
Be born of so.,
/berbapakan, beribukan/ sso,
/bapanya, ibunya/ sso: he was born of an English father and an Indian mother,
Dia berbapakan orang Inggeris dan beribukan orang India / Bapanya orang Inggeris dan ibunya orang India;
Be born of something,
a. (as a result of circumstances stated),
/lahir, dilahirkan/ hasil sesuatu:
Many of these children were born of prostitution,
(emotion) berpunca drpd sesuatu:
He spoke with a confidence born of knowledge,
Dia bercakap dengan keyakinan yg berpunca daripada ilmu pengetahuan;
I was not born yesterday, saya bukan budak mentah:
You don’t fool me. I wasn’t born yesterday, saya tidak mudah diperdayakan.
Saya bukan budak mentah:
In all one’s born days,
(colloq) seumur, hidup sso,
sepanjang /hayat, umur, hidup/ sso:
I’ve never heard such a thing in all my born days,
Saya tak pernah dengar perkara seperti itu sepanjang umur saya;
Wish one had never been born,
Menyesal kerana dilahirkan ke dunia ini.
-born (in compounds)
1. (forming compound nouns)
Anak:
first born, anak sulung;
2. (forming compound adjectives)
lahir [adj],
/lahir, dilahirkan/ sbg [n]:
A new born baby,
Anak yg baru lahir;
Nobly born,
Dilahirkan sebagai seorang bangsawan;
/French, African, etc / born,
dilahirkan di /Perancis, Africa, dll/:
An American born actress,
Pelakon wanita yang dilahirkan di Amerika;
Still born,
Lahir mati.
Born-again
adj
lahir semula:
A born Christian,
Orang Kristian yg lahir semula.
Born on the wrong side of the blanket,
Lahir di luar nikah;

Learn A Word A Day-resuscitate

resuscitate
 / rəsəsətet/
v [Tn] (fml )
bring (somebody/something) back to consciousness
使(某人[某物])恢复知觉; 苏醒:
resuscitate a boy rescued from drowning
使溺水获救的男孩苏醒过来.
> resuscitation
/ rəsəsəteʃən /
n [U]:
Their efforts/attempts at resuscitation
他们为使人苏醒过来而做的努力[尝试].
 
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
 
Mouth to mouth resuscitation


Bahasa Malaysia
 
resuscitate
vt (fml)
menyedarkan semula:
the lifeguards resuscitated him by artificial respiration,
Anggota penyelamat menyedarkannya semula melalui pernafasan artifisial.

Belajar Bahasa Kita - Masakan Pedas

Giling - menggiling


Pengisar - mengisar
Lesung  - menumbuk





Pisau  - mencincang

Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Learn A Word A Day-squat

squat
1 / skwat/
v (-tt-) 
1
[I, Ipr, Ip]
squat (down)
(a) (of people) sit on one's heels or on the ground with the knees drawn up under or close to the body; crouch
(指人)蹲, 收膝而坐, 伏下身子


The old man squatted (down) by the fire.  
老人蹲在炉火旁.
 (b) (of animals) crouch with the body close to the ground
(指动物)伏在地上.
(c) (informal especially British)
sit :
Can you find somewhere to squat?
你找个地方坐下好吗
2 [Intransitive]
Occupy an empty building or settle on un-occupied land, etc without permission
擅自占用空建筑; 擅自在空地上安家:
Homeless people squatting in a derelict house
擅自居住在破败的空屋里的无家可归的人.
 > squat
noun 
1 [singular]
squatting position
; 收膝而坐.

 
2 [Countable]
Building occupied by squatters (squatter 2)
被擅自占用的建筑物:
living in a squat 住在私占的屋子里.
 squatter
noun 
1 person who sits in a squatting position
蹲着的人
2 person who occupies a building or land without permission
擅自占用房屋或土地的人:
claim squatters' rights
要求获得擅自占房者应得的权利
3 (Australia )
sheep-farmer
牧羊场主.


Bahasa Malaysia
squat
adj (derog)
mencangkung:
A squat man,
Orang yang mencangkung;

A ship with a big blue squat funnel,
Kapal yang mempunyai serombong yang mencondong;
 


n
1.          squatting position,
(duduk) /mencangkung, bertinggung, berjongkok
2.          building in which squatters live,
rumah setinggan;
vi
1.          crouch, (of person),
(duduk) /mencangkung, bertinggung, berjongkok/;
(of animal)
mendekam:
The little boy squatted on the wet sand, drawing a ship with a stick,
Budak itu bertinggung di pasir yang basah sambil melukis sebuah kapal dengan kayu;
The tiger squatted in the grass,
Harimau itu mendekam dalam lalang;
2.          live as a squatter,
/mendiami, menduduki/ [sst] secara haram:
A group of students have been squatting in the house for the last six months, sekumpulan pelajar telah mendiami rumah itu secara haram sejak enam bulan yg lalu.
squatter
noun
One who settles illegally on land or in building,
Setinggan: the police turned the squatters out of the flat,
Polis menghalau setinggan-setinggan keluar dr rumah pangsa itu.