Sunday, May 8, 2016

advice







Advice

1. A very good morning to all. The word we are going to learn today is advice.

2. So, what does it mean by advice ?


3. Advice is 'nasihat'  in Malay.


4.  Sample sentence :

My teachers always give us good advices on how to be a better person in sports and in studies.






 


advice
n
1. counsel,
nasihat:
words of advice,
kata-kata nasihat;

on the doctor’s advice,
atas nasihat doktor;

2. ( usually in plural) communication from a distance,
makluman:

the latest advices from our New York branch,
makluman terakhir dr cawangan kami di New York;

advice note,
nota makluman.

advisability
n
kebijaksanaan:
to question the advisability of the action taken,
mempersoalkan kebijaksanaan tindakan yg diambil.

advisable
adj
bijak, lebih /baik, elok/;

(attrib )
bijak:

such a course of action would not be advisable,
tindakan sedemikian tidak bijak;

he considered it advisable to keep the matter secret,
dia menganggap lebih baik perkara itu dirahsiakan sahaja;

an advisable decision
, keputusan yg bijak.

advisableness
n
see
ADVISABILITY.

advise
vi
memberikan nasihat;
vt
1. counsel,
menasihati, menasihatkan:

he advised his son to attend lectures regularly,
dia menasihati anak lelakinya supaya selalu menghadiri kuliah;

the doctor advised complete rest,
doktor menasihati saya supaya berehat sepenuhnya;

2. inform, notify,
memberitahu, memaklumkan [sesuatu] kepada:
we will advise you of any change of plan,
kami akan memberitahu tuan ttg sebarang perubahan rancangan;

advised
adj;

keep someone  advised,
memberitahu seseorang, memaklumkan [sesuatu] kepada seseorang.
 
advisedly
adv
setelah berfikir /dalam-dalam, masak-masak, panjang/:
he stayed away from the meeting advisedly ,
 setelah berfikir dalam-dalam dia tidak menghadiri pertemuan itu.

adviser, advisor
n
penasihat:

legal adviser/advisor ,
penasihat undang-undang.

advisory
adj
1. empowered to give advice,
penasihat:

advisory council,
majlis penasihat;

2. containing advice,
makluman:

an advisory letter,
surat makluman.

advocacy
n
sokongan:

Gandhi’s advocacy of the policy of non-violence,
sokongan Gandhi terhadap dasar tanpa kekerasan.

advocate
n
1.  supporter,
penyokong:

an advocate of social reform,
penyokong perubahan sosial;

2. barrister,
peguambela;
vt menyokong:

to advocate free trade,
menyokong perniagaan bebas.

TB Y6 Pg 65

Saturday, May 7, 2016

Transform

1. A very good morning to all. The word we are going to learn today is transform.

2. So, what does it mean by transform ?
To transform something into something else means to change or convert it into that thing. 


3. Nutritious is 'bertukar'  in Malay.


4.  Sample sentence :

The sofa can transform for use as a bed.




transform
vt
1. change the form or appearance of, (act.)
mengubah, merobah;
(pass.)
berubah:

rain has ~ed the desert into a garden,
hujan telah mengubah gurun itu menjadi taman;

the fairy ~ed a pumpkin into a coach for Cinderella,
pari-pari itu mengubah sebiji labu menjadi kereta kuda utk Cinderella;

a caterpillar is ~ed into a butterfly,
ulat bulu berubah menjadi kupu-kupu;

2.
convert (one form into another)
mengubah:

heat ~s water into steam,
haba mengubah air menjadi wap;

3. (electr)
mengubah:
the device ~s alternating current into direct current,
alat itu mengubah arus ulang alik menjadi arus terus.

transformation
n
1. ( act of changing the form or appearance of)
pengubahan, perubahan;

(change produced)
perubahan, perubahan:

the ~ of a barren land into a garden,
pengubahan tanah tandus menjadi taman;

what a ~ a can of white paint can produce!,
bukan main hebatnya perubahan yang boleh dibuat oleh satu tin cat putih!;

2. conversion (of one form into another)
pengubahan, mengubah:

alchemists who worked on the ~ of base metal into gold,
ahli-ahli alkimia yang berusaha utk mengubah logam murah menjadi emas;

3. (electr) pengubahan;

4. (phys) transformasi.

transformational grammar
n
/tatabahasa, nahu/ transformasi.

transformational rule
n
rumus transformasi.

transformer
n
transformer.

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

nutritious

Nutritious

gg.gg/belajarnutricious

1. A very good morning to all. The word we are going to learn today is nutritious.

2. So, what does it mean by nutritious ?
What you say a type food is nutritious, it means the food will make us healthy and strong. 


3. Nutritious is 'berkhasiat'  in Malay.


4.  Sample sentence :

Fruits and vegetables are nutritious food. They make us strong and healthy.



nutrient
adj& n
nutrien;
(for human beings )
nutrien, zat makanan.

nutriment
n
makanan.

nutrition
n
pemakanan:
good ~ is important for proper development ,
pemakanan yg baik penting utk pertumbuhan yg sempurna.

nutritional
adj
pemakanan:
~ value,
nilai pemakanan;
~ deficiency,
kekurangan pemakanan.


nutritionist
n
pakar pemakanan.

nutritious
adj
berzat, berkhasiat:

nutritious food,
makanan berzat.

nutritive
adj
1. nutritious ,
berzat:

nutritive food ,
makanan berzat;

2. concerned with nutrition ,
pemakanan;
(of plants )
nutrien:

nutritive value ,
nilai nutrien.

nutritious TB Pg 64 Y6

Sunday, May 1, 2016

witch

Witch

A very good morning to all. The word we are going to learn today is witch.

So, what does it mean by  witch ?

Witch is 'ahli sihir perempuan'  in Malay.

Witch refers to a woman with evil magic powers.
 

Sample sentence :

The handsome prince turned into a frog with the magic spell of the witch.
 



witch
n
1. woman with evil magic powers,
ahli sihir perempuan, perempuan sihir;

2. ( derog) ugly wicked old woman,
perempuan tua keparat;

3. fascinating woman,
perempuan /penggoda, yg menawan hati/.

witchcraft n ilmu sihir.

witch-doctor n bomoh, dukun.

witchery n
1. practice of witchcraft,
ilmu sihir;
2. bewitching influence of beauty, charm, etc,
godaan:

he fell victim to her ~,
dia menjadi mangsa kpd godaannya.
witch-hunt n
1. ( in former times) search for witches,
kegiatan memburu perempuan sihir;
2. persecution of those with different views, characteristics, etc,

usaha memburu
(approp n ):

the ~ against the Jews started as soon as Hitler came to power, usaha memburu orang Yahudi bermula sebaik saja Hitler naik berkuasa;

a ~ for Reds in the organization,

usaha memburu komunis dlm organisasi itu.