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

Even in East Asia, crony capitalism, and not open capital accounts, was seen as the cause of the 1997-98 Asian financial crisis.
即使在东亚，裙带资本主义（而非开放的资本账户）被视为导致1997/98年亚洲金融危机的原因。
Yet, because Navis does not like to be involved with government in any way-for example, heavily regulated, quasi-private or crony companies-its corporate universe in south-east Asia is relatively limited.
不过，由于Navis不喜欢以任何方式与政府打交道例如，受到严格监管、准私营或与政府关系密切的企业因此该公司面对的东南亚企业相对有限。
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。
The second kind of barrier to entry is that of crony capitalism.
第二个准入壁垒是裙带资本主义。
Only thing failing is crony capitalism and socialism.
只有裙带资本主义和社会主义才失败。
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。
Detractors see the bank as a symbol of crony capitalism because of its support for companies such as Boeing.
由于该行对波音（Boeing）等企业的支持，贬低者们将该行视为裙带资本主义的象征。
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 and self-fulfilling expectations by international creditors are often suggested as two rival explanations for currency crisis.
亲密资本和预期自致型模型被认为是对货币危机的两个典型的对立的解释。
The country must move from what the report calls "crony capitalism and petty corruption" to something different.
印度必须改变报告称之为“裙带资本主义和轻度腐败”的现象。