crony

英 [ˈkrəʊni]

美 [ˈkroʊni]

n.  好友; 密友

复数：cronies　

Collins.1 / BNC.19233 / COCA.13579

牛津词典

noun

• 好友；密友
  a person that sb spends a lot of time with
  1. He was playing cards with his cronies.
     他当时正与他那些狐朋狗友玩牌。

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。

英英释义

noun

• a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
  Synonym:buddybrotherchumpalsidekick

双语例句

• But that is now changing, as cadres meld seamlessly into the world of crony capitalism.
  不过，随着很多官员融入权贵资本主义世界，情况正在改变。
• As for Russia, without the revenue from its energy resources, Vladimir Putin's brand of crony capitalism would have collapsed long ago.
  至于俄罗斯，如果没有能源资源带来的收入，弗拉基米尔普京（VladimirPutin）招牌式的裙带资本主义早就会破产。
• In modern India, rent-seeking takes the form of endemic corruption and the crony capitalism that describes too-close relationships between big business and the state.
  在现代印度，寻租的形式是普遍的腐败和裙带资本主义大企业和政府的关系过于密切。
• Some of these funds will invest wisely, but many will pursue non-commercial goals, from job creation to crony enrichment.
  这些基金有的被有效地投资，但是很多则被用于非商业目的，从创造就业到中饱私囊。
• Your crony factor ( 10%): do you play quoits with Mr. roover?
  亲信因素（10%）：你会跟鲁弗先生玩套圈游戏吗？
• To be pro-business means allowing politicians and officials to retain authority over economic decisions, leading to crony capitalism.
  支持企业意味着让政客和官员保留经济决策大权，从而滋生裙带资本主义。
• Crony capitalism is very different from the market economy.
  裙带资本主义与市场经济相去甚远。
• Returned the really astonished Passepartout, recognizing his crony of the` Mongolia '.
  路路通非常惊奇地回答说，他认出了这位在蒙古号上跟他同船的旅伴。
• By contrast in Ukraine, as in Russia, crony capitalism took hold.
  相比之下，乌克兰就像在俄罗斯那样，裙带资本主义生根发芽。
• Only thing failing is crony capitalism and socialism.
  只有裙带资本主义和社会主义才失败。