turnabout, foster, one up, allegiance, Nonjuror

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In Turnabout, Syria Rebels Get Libyan Weapons

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The weapons of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s stockpile are making their way to rebels in Syria, financed largely by Qatar, which has strong ties with Libyan rebel groups.

Fostering China’s Taste for Nuts
By WILLIAM NEUMAN
Whether walnuts, pecans or almonds, American nuts are in strong demand in China, a turnabout in the usual export story.

Definition of one up

adjective

• having a psychological advantage over someone:you’re always trying to be one up on whoever you’re with

verb

[with object] (one-up)

do better than (someone):he deftly one-upped the interrogator

Definition of turnabout

noun

a sudden and complete change or reversal of policy, opinion, or of a situation:the move was a significant turnabout for the company

turnabout
n.

1. The act of turning about and facing or moving in the opposite direction.
2. A shift or change in opinion, loyalty, or allegiance.
3. A dance or party to which girls invite boys.

foster
(fô'stər, fŏs'tər)
tr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.

1. To bring up; nurture: bear and foster offspring. See synonyms at nurture.
2. To promote the growth and development of; cultivate: detect and foster artistic talent. See synonyms at advance.
3. To nurse; cherish: foster a secret hope.

adj.

1. Providing parental care and nurture to children not related through legal or blood ties: foster parents; foster grandparents; a foster home.
2. Receiving parental care and nurture from those not related to one through legal or blood ties: foster children.

[Middle English fostren, from Old English *fōstrian, to nourish, from fōstor, food, nourishing.]

Foster Father of Our Lord ：耶穌之養父；耶穌鞠養之父：指聖若瑟。

Nonjuror

Pronunciation: /nɒnˈʤʊərə/

noun

a member of the clergy who refused to take the oath of allegiance to William and Mary in 1689.

 

 

 

allegiance

Pronunciation: /əˈliːdʒ(ə)ns/

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noun

[mass noun]

• loyalty or commitment to a superior or to a group or cause:those wishing to receive citizenship must swear allegiance to the republic [count noun]:a complex pattern of cross-party allegiances

Origin:

late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French ligeance, from lige, liege (see liege), perhaps by association with Anglo-Latin alligantia 'alliance'