Word of the day [2]

awful [adjective] - teruk - dahysat

1- very bad, of low quality, or unpleasant an awful place

...The film was absolutely awful.

2- an awful lot (of sth) INFORMAL [a large amount]

It cost an awful lot of money.

...He suffered awful injuries in the crash.
...We had awful weather.
....She's got an awful boss.
...What an awful thing to say!
...Would life be so awful without a car?
...The food was awful.
...She'd been ill and she looked awful.


handful INFORMAL [liar-pecicilan-bermasalah]
someone who is difficult to control, especially a child

...Daisy's only three and she's quite a handful.
...Her older son is fine but the little one is a bit of a handful
...Sam was an easygoing baby, but Rory is a real handful.


get -informal- verb [T] getting, got, got or US gotten INFORMAL
to become ill with a disease, virus, etc:

....I got food poisoning at that cheap little seafood restaurant.
....Kids get all kinds of bugs at school.
...Everyone seems to be getting the flu.


employee - noun [C] [pekerja]
someone who is paid to work for a person or company

....How many employees does the firm have?
...The number of employees in the company has trebled over the past decade.
...She's a former council employee/employee of the council.


employment -noun - [S or U] [pekerjaan-job-work]
1- when someone is paid to work for a company or organization:

....Employment levels are unlikely to rise significantly before the end of next year.How long have you been looking for employment?

2- FORMAL -be in employment-
to have a job: [ada kerja-bekerja]

....Are you in employment at the moment?


employ (PROVIDE JOB) -verb [T] to have someone work or do a job for you and pay them for it: [member kerja-menyediakan kerja-mengajikan]

....How many people does your company employ?
...Can't we employ someone as an assistant to help with all this paperwork?
....[+ to infinitive] We've employed a market researcher to find out what people really want from a cable TV system.
....More people are now employed in service industries than in manufacturing.


employer - noun - [C] - majikan
a person or organization that employs people:
....We need a reference from your former employer.