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bridge¹
/brIdZ/
noun
1 [countable]
(a) jembatan
▪ Go across/over the narrow bridge.
Seberangi jembatan sempit itu.
→ lihat juga humpback bridge, suspension bridge, swing bridge
(b) [countable]
sst yg menjembatani
▪ Student exchanges are a way of building bridges between countries.
Pertukaran pelajar adalah cara membangun sst yg menjembatani perbédaan antara negara
2 land bridge
jalan darat
▪ a land bridge linking Jakarta and Bandung
jalan darat yg menghubungkan Jakarta dan Bandung
3 [countable, usually singular]
(usually the bridge)
ruang kemudi/nakhoda
4 [uncountable]
permainan kartu bridge
▪ He is a bridge player.
Dia adalah pemain bridge.
5
PHR
| the bridge of sb’s nose
[singular]
tulang hidung di antara mata
6 [countable]
(tt kacamata)
bagian kacamata antara kedua kaca
7 [countable]
bagian gitar, biola atau alat musik bersenar tempat senar diikatkan
8 [countable]
gigi palsu yg dipasang secara permanén
■ IDIOM
| burn your bridges (UK juga burn your boats
→ lihat burn¹
| cross that bridge when you come to it
→ lihat cross²
| it’s (all) water under the bridge
→ lihat water¹
bridge²
/brIdZ/
verb [+object]
1 membangun jembatan di atas sst
▪ They bridged the stream.
Meréka membangun jembatan di atas kali itu.
2 mengurangi perbédaan; menjembatani
▪ Negotiations are intended to bridge differences.
Perundingan dimaksudkan utk mengurangi perbédaan.
■ IDIOM
| bridge the gap/gulf/divide (between A and B)
mengurangi kesenjangan antara A dan B
▪ Actions which are meant to bridge the economic gap between the rich and the poor
kegiatan2/tindakan2 yg dimaksudkan utk mengurangi kesenjangan ékonomi antara si kaya dan si miskin
▪ She is trying to bridge the gap between pop music and jazz.
Dia mencoba menjembatani perbédaan musik pop dan jazz.