ke belakang pusing英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A 180° turn; an about-turn. Singapore

— Have you ever attempted a ke-belakang pusing (about-turn) on the move with your feet apart? That day, my knee caps stabbed two soldiers in their kidneys.

动词 v.

To make an about-turn; more precisely, to turn 180 degrees clockwise, then stomp one’s left foot. Singapore,invariable
To turn around and retrace one’s steps (e.g., when one has lost their way or gone in the wrong direction); to turn around and run away (e.g., from a problematic situation). Singapore,Singlish,humorous,informal,invariable

— He did not even get the chance to step foot on Singapore soil before he was duly told to ‘ke belakang pusing’ (translated to U-turn, in English) back to Batam at Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal.

词形变化

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词源

词源 1

Unadapted borrowing from Malay ke belakang pusing, a military drill command used in the Singapore Armed Forces, meaning to “turn and face the rear”, i.e., to turn 180 degrees and face the other way.

词源 2

Unadapted borrowing from Malay ke belakang pusing, a military drill command used in the Singapore Armed Forces, meaning to “turn and face the rear”, i.e., to turn 180 degrees and face the other way.