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Brazil’s president Lula has had some big successes. But his naïve desire to appear chummy with autocrats and democrats alike is undermining his accomplishments

"We will soon be able to feed the world without devouring it.”

BBC.COM
Food 'made from air' could compete with soya

America's aircraft safety regulator had not done enough to "hold Boeing accountable", an investigation in 2012 found

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Boeing's relationship with the Federal Aviation Administration has grown chummier
Several investigations have been launched into the certification process for the jet

Over the past eight years, former President George W. Bush and First Lady Michelle Obama have been seen becoming increasingly chummy.

The friendship of George W. Bush and Michelle Obama
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史無前例第一次，英國在任首相面對質疑公布了他任期個人收入和稅務資料。此時透明對是否有利？

卡梅倫公布個人稅務資料 風波是否平息? - BBC 中文网
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Japan's media have always been chummy with government, now they are climbing into bed



Criticism of government is being airbrushed out of Japanese TV news shows
"Conflict of interest" is an alien concept
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"I’m not yet ready to be devoured by the language of capitalism."


The battle to keep French pure is doomed


With even our culture minister admitting defeat, perhaps it’s time I learned to live with Anglicisation – but it won’t be easy

THEGUARDIAN.COM|由 JESSICA REED 上傳






Despite memories of decades of Cold War frostiness, Beijing is now quite chummy with Moscow


Decoding Insider Information and Other Secrets of Old School Chums
Associate Professors Lauren H. Cohen and Christopher J. Malloy study how social connections affect important decisions and, ultimately, how those connections help shape the economy. Their research shows that it's possible to make better stock picks simply by knowing whether two industry players went to the same college or university. What's more, knowing whether two congressional members share an alma mater can help predict the outcome of pending legislation on the Senate floor.

Fiji for the Rest of Us

Many Fiji resorts have a secret of sorts: a two-tier system with private cabanas for well-heeled travelers but also shared dorm rooms for those on a budget.

Tony Blair’s memoir is part psychodrama, part treatise on the frustrations of leadership in a modern democracy. It is written in a chummy style with touches of Mills & Boon. Blair reveals, for example, how he “devoured” Cherie with animal passion on the night he decided to pursue the leadership of the Labour party in 1994. The book’s broader purpose is to preserve his legacy, settling scores, justifying the war against Iraq, and mounting a defiant plea to his party to keep faith with New Labour.
托尼•布莱尔(Tony Blair)的自传一定程度上是出于发泄目的的心理剧，同时也在论述现代民主国家领导人面临的种种挫折。该书以一种亲密的口吻写就，带有米尔斯与布恩出版 公司(Mills & Boon)招牌式的言情风格。例如，布莱尔在书中透露，1994年，在自己决定角逐工党领袖的那个晚上，他是如何像野兽一样把妻子切丽(Cherie) “生吞活剥”的。此书更宏大的目标是想让自己的政治遗产得以传承，清算旧帐，为伊拉克战争辩护，以及向工党成员发出大胆的呼吁——不要丧失对“新工党” (New Labour)的信心。


Relations between Carl C. Icahn and Leon Black, the founder of Apollo Management, may be strained by legal wrangling these days, but The Deal has found a YouTube video that shows how chummy the two deal-makers have been in the past.

chummy
adj., -mi·er, -mi·est.
Intimate; friendly.
chummily chum'mi·ly adv.
chumminess chum'mi·ness n.

adjective

1. on friendly terms; friendly.

   
   

   "she's become rather chummy with Ted recently"

devour

Line breaks: de¦vour

Pronunciation: /dɪˈvaʊə/
Definition of devour in English:

verb

[WITH OBJECT]

1Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly:he devoured half of his burger in one bite

SYNONYMS

1.1(Of fire or a similar force) destroy completely:the hungry flames devoured the old house

2Read quickly and eagerly:she spent her evenings devouring the classics

3(be devoured) Be totally absorbed by a powerfulfeeling:she was devoured by need

Origin

Middle English: from Old French devorer, from Latindevorare, from de- 'down' + vorare 'to swallow'.

Derivatives

devourer

frosty

Line breaks: frosty

Pronunciation: /ˈfrɒsti/

ADJECTIVE (frostier, frostiest)
1

(Of the weather) very cold, with frost forming on surfaces:a cold and frosty morning

1.1

Covered with or as if with frost:the dog crouched in the frosty grass

MORE EXAMPLE SENTENCES

2Cold and unfriendly in manner:Sebastian gave her a frosty look

Derivatives
frostily
ADVERB
frostiness

dorm

(dôrm)

n. Informal
A dormitory.
n. - 寄宿舎, 共同寝室

chum
(chŭm)
n.
An intimate friend or companion.

intr.v., chummed, chum·ming, chums.

1. 1. To be an intimate friend.
   2. To display good-natured friendliness: chummed around with the other teammates.
2. To share the same room, as in a dormitory.

[Perhaps short for chamber fellow, roommate.]