Smile, Flatter and Barter: How the World Is Prepping for Trump Part II
Foreign leaders have rushed to ingratiate themselves with Donald Trump in recent days, nervously recalling the insults and feuds of his first presidency.
Taiwan's cultural cosiness with Japan, its 20th-century coloniser, makes it the perfect bridge for Japanese firms keen to break into mainland China http://econ.st/1DTMmR4
China is watching the cosying up between Australia and Japan, two of America's key Pacific allies, and it does not approve. That unsettles a number of Australians who worry about the growing dilemma of relying on China for prosperity and the United States for securityhttp://econ.st/1qXQStB
THE chill of autumn has arrived, and it’s time to make your home cozy and snug. Replace those broken shingles, seal the window frames, start the water boiling and throw in some scented nutmegy things, or a rabbit if you’ve been disappointed in love.
還要外人告訴我們：「台灣巴結中國沒啥好處」！
《彭博觀點》（Bloomberg View）網站的專欄作家佩賽克（William Pesek）昨以「台灣巴結中國沒啥好處」（What Has
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Wikipedia article "Nutmeg".
nutmeg
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【植】肉豆蔻(樹)[C] There was a nutmeg growing in the garden.花園裡長著一棵肉豆蔻樹。肉豆蔻籽[C] 肉豆蔻香料[U] Season the pudding with grated fresh nutmeg.
用磨碎的新鮮肉豆蔻給布丁調味。
肉荳蔲，又名肉蔻、肉果、玉果，是一種堅果類植物。生長於熱帶地區的常綠植物，常見於東南亞及澳洲，其果實是常見的香料，其果仁可製作香精油。
shingle
n.
- A thin oblong piece of material, such as wood or slate, that is laid in overlapping rows to cover the roof or sides of a house or other building.
- Informal. A small signboard, as one indicating a professional office: After passing the bar exam, she hung out her shingle.
- A woman's close-cropped haircut.
- To cover (a roof or building) with shingles.
- To cut (hair) short and close to the head.
[Middle English, from Old English scindel, scingal, from Late Latin scindula, alteration of Latin scandula (influenced by scindere, to split).]
shingler shin'gler n.shin·gle2 (shĭng'gəl)
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- Beach gravel consisting of large smooth pebbles unmixed with finer material.
- A stretch of shore or beach covered with such gravel.
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shingly shin'gly adj.━━ n., vt. 屋根板（でふく）; （髪を）刈り上げ（にする）; 〔米話〕 （医院や法律事務所などの）看板.
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Pronunciation: /ˈkəʊzi/(US cozy)adjective (cosier, cosiest; cozier, coziest)
noun (plural cosies)
verb (cosies, cosying, cosied)
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early 18th century (originally Scots): of unknown origin.ingratiate
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Pronunciation: /ɪnˈgreɪʃɪeɪt/verb
(ingratiate oneself)Derivatives
early 17th century: from Latin in gratiam 'into favour', on the pattern of obsolete Italian ingratiare, earlier form of ingraziare.
Definition of cosy in English:
ADJECTIVE ( cosier, cosiest; cozier, coziest)
1Giving a feeling of comfort, warmth, and relaxation:the flickering lamp gave the room a cosy lived-in air
1.2Not seeking or offering challenge or difficulty;complacent:a cosy assumption among audit firms that they would never go bust
1.3informal , derogatory (Of a transaction orarrangement) beneficial to all those involved andpossibly somewhat corrupt:a cosy deal
NOUN ( plural cosies)
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VERB ( cosies, cosying, cosied)
1Make (someone) feel comfortable or complacent:she cosied him and made out she found himirresistible
1.2[ NO OBJECT] (cosy up to) Ingratiate oneself with:he decided to resign rather than cosy up tohardliners in the party
Origin
early 18th century (originally Scots): of unknown origin.
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cosiness
NOUN
EXAMPLE SENTENCES
- It supplies coziness and luxury that can be expected at hotel lobbies.
- He witnessed ‘self-censorship because of the coziness between executives and senior national security figures.’
- Throughout its entirety there is a lacquered touch of sentimental coziness, sustained by the folksy Irish music played on a Gaelic harp as background for the opening credits and then recurrently.
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