coterie

英 [ˈkəʊtəri]

美 [ˈkoʊtəri]

n.  (志趣相同、合伙做事而排外的)小圈子，小集团

GRE

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.
  1. 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。

英英释义

noun

• an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  Synonym:cliqueingroupinner circlepackcamp

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• It would be better not to refer to the actual ages of the voice actresses and coterie authoresses.
  请最好不要提及那些明星配音员兼女作家的真实年龄。
• 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。
• 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。
• Shanghai Chaos Investing Co is one of a coterie of funds exercising a growing impact on global metals markets, where the price of everything from aluminium drinks cans to lead batteries is set.
  上海混沌投资公司是少数对全球金属市场发挥越来越大影响的基金之一，从铝制饮料罐到铅电池等各种金属的价格都在这个市场确定。
• The creations of a small coterie of malicious hackers who invent toxic software for the sheer deviltry of it.
  计算机病毒系一小撮存心不良的黑客所为，这些人纯属为了搞恶作剧而编造有毒软件。
• Helen won't bowl with us; she has her own coterie of bowling friends.
  海伦将不与我们一起滚球；她有她自己的保龄球伙伴朋友。
• 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。