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 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• For, in the imaginations of a coterie of physicists, biologists and engineers, an alternative world is taking shape.
  因为，在一群物理学家，生物学家和工程师的想象中，另一个世界已经逐渐成形。
• 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。
• 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。
• Iran and a coterie that includes Cuba, Syria, Venezuela and sometimes Libya ( North Korea, thankfully, will be absent) will block what they can& though consensus minus this crew would be no dishonour.
  伊朗以及包括古巴、叙利亚、委内瑞拉，有时也包括利比亚（幸好朝鲜不在列）在内的一小撮团体将会尽他们所能来阻挠进程。&尽管没有达成一致也不是什么耻辱。
• 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。