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

• 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。
• So they didn't want one king to arise, and they didn't want a small coterie of leaders to arise.
  所以他们不能让一个国王崛起，不能让一个小团体壮大。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It represents the feature of Juvenile Student and Chinese Monthly, elucidates the same objective of Kaiming's coterie to literature and education by analyzing the content and their writers.
  论述了《中学生》、《国文月刊》为代表的开明杂志的特色，通过开明杂志撰稿作者群、撰稿内容的条分缕析，阐发了开明同人对文学、教育两者并重的旨趣。
• 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。