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

• 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。
• The coterie magazine had acted an very important role in Wusi times, the relationships tangled with Wusi culture enabled itself to have the unprecedented complexity and the born vulnerability.
  同人杂志在五四时期扮演了至关重要的角色，它与五四文化这种纠结的关系使其本身具有空前的复杂性和与生俱来的脆弱性。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But do they need to pander to the irrational wishes and fantasies of this coterie?
  但他们需要迎合非理性的愿望和幻想吗？
• 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。
• Critics fear that two aspects in particular could hand Google too much power, while also leaving a coterie of publishers and authors with disproportionate sway over setting prices for digital works, to the detriment of readers.
  批评人士尤其担心在两方面可能给了谷歌太多权利，同时也在数字著作定价方面留给了出版商和作者群不成比例的影响力，会有损读者利益。
• 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。
• 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。