cronies

英 [ˈkrəʊniz]

美 [ˈkroʊniz]

n.  好友; 密友
crony的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 好友;密友;(尤指)狐朋狗友
  You can refer to friends that someone spends a lot of time with as theircronies, especially when you disapprove of them.
  1. He returned from a lunchtime drinking session with his business cronies.
     中午跟那帮生意上的朋友喝完酒后，他回来了。

双语例句

• Mr Putin has packed the Kremlin and state companies with cronies, suggesting he trusts only long-time friends and is intensely loyal.
  普京在克里姆林宫和国有公司内到处安插自己的亲信，这表明，他只信任长期盟友，为人十分忠诚。
• He was sharing a nocturnal poker game with out-of-town cronies from another utility.
  他正同几位来自外地的另一家公用公司的老朋友打扑克。
• Since the unrest began, we have imposed strong financial sanctions on Asad and dozens of his cronies.
  自反抗活动开始以来，我们对阿萨德及其数十名亲信实施了严厉的金融制裁。
• Mr Buffett told the rich that, instead of giving their wealth to "a bunch of old cronies", they should shop around for the best foundations.
  巴菲特先生告诉有钱人们，他们应该为自己的财富找一个最好的基金会，而不是交给“一帮老伙计们”。
• The general and his cronies are now awaiting trial for drugsmuggling.
  这位将军和他的同谋们因走私毒品现正在等待对他们的审判。
•   When I started writing about Whitehall for the FT my column was full of stories about how civil servants had been sidelined under Labour, their role as advisers usurped by a few prime ministerial cronies.
  当我开始为英国《金融时报》撰写有关白厅的报道时，我的专栏里满是有关工党执政时期公务员是如何受到冷落的报道，他们作为顾问的角色被一小撮首相的密友们所篡夺。
• We think it was John and some of his cronies that did it.
  我认为这是约翰和他的一些密友们干的事。
• But it did show the problems with overinvestment by cronies.
  但它确实暴露了裙带人士过度投资的问题。
• Most CEOs surround themselves with their cronies.
  多数CEO都会把亲信安排在自己身边。
• The minister's always doing favours for his cronies.
  部长总是给他那伙老朋友好处。