coterie
英 [ˈkəʊtəri]
美 [ˈkoʊtəri]
n. (志趣相同、合伙做事而排外的)小圈子,小集团
BNC.22254 / COCA.23134
牛津词典
noun
- (志趣相同、合伙做事而排外的)小圈子,小集团
a small group of people who have the same interests and do things together but do not like to include others
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT-COLL (志趣相投而排外的)小集团,小圈子
Acoterie ofa particular kind is a small group of people who are close friends or have a common interest, and who do not want other people to join them.- The songs he recorded were written by a small coterie of dedicated writers.
他录制的这些歌是由几名酷爱音乐的作曲家谱写的。
- The songs he recorded were written by a small coterie of dedicated writers.
英英释义
noun
- an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
双语例句
- They work as drivers or nannies, or blend into a businessman's coterie looking like a secretary, a briefcase carrier or a toady.
他们的工作看似司机、保姆,或者以秘书,、拎公文包者、拍马屁者的形象出现在商务圈里。 - Francoise herself has always said that her legal actions were in fact aimed at protecting her mother from a coterie of gold-digging hangers-on.
而弗朗索瓦一直以来都称其法律行动是为了保护母亲不受大量意欲攀高枝的食客的困扰。 - Over the years he has gathered around him a coterie of powerful businessman.
多年来他身边聚集了一小搓有权势的商人。 - Mary and her coterie gave a party to which we were not invited.
玛利和她的圈内朋友举行派对,我们没被邀请。 - In addition to people like his stunt double, Mr. Schwarzenegger's traveling entourage includes a coterie of former administration staffers, including his former special assistant ( or 'body man'), his former communications director and his former deputy director of advance.
除了他的特技替身演员,施瓦辛格的随行人员还包括一群与他一起共事的班底,如前特别助理、前公关主管、前助选副主管等。 - A new coterie of wealthy buyers from Asia, Russia and the Middle East is said to be one of the main drivers.
来自亚洲、俄罗斯和中东的新一批富有买家,据称是主要驱动力之一。 - On the contrary, finance and nuclear science are now controlled by a tiny coterie of technical experts, on whom everyone else depends.
相反,金融和核科学如今控制在一小群技术专家手中,其他所有人则依赖于他们。 - Colleagues at the IMF say Lagarde has already delivered a change of tone; whereas Strauss-Kahn used to issue orders and rely on a narrow coterie of advisers, Lagarde has taken pains to consult a wide group of people.
拉加德在imf的新同事们说,这位新总裁已经展现出了不同的风格;斯特劳斯-卡恩通常直接下命令、并依赖亲信圈的意见,而拉加德则不厌其烦地咨询许多人。 - To jump outside the limited coterie of big-name directors and look toward international co-productions is a good thing, he added.
跳出大导演的小圈子,把目光投向国际合拍片,实际上是件好事,他说。 - The name is known to only a small coterie of collectors.
这个名字只有收藏家的小圈子才知道。