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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Instead they evoke a series of allegorical meanings that would have mystified all but his coterie of young, aristocratic patrons.
  但却充满寓意，迷惑了他几乎所有的年轻的贵族资助者。
• 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？
• 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。