"crony" بـChinese (Traditional)

親信死黨

التعريف

crony 指親密的朋友，通常用來形容在商業或政治中互相給予特殊待遇的小圈子成員。

通常屬於口語用法，帶有貶義，暗示裙帶關係或特權（cronyism）。常見搭配：“政治crony”“老crony”。不是單純的好友，而是指涉及利益的親信。

He's always surrounded by his cronies at every meeting.

他每次開會時總是被他的**親信**圍繞。

The politician only hired his cronies for important jobs.

這位政客只給他的**親信**安排重要職位。

Many believed the CEO was helped by his old cronies.

許多人認為這位CEO受到了老**親信**的幫助。

Those two have been cronies since college—they’re practically inseparable.

這兩個人從大學起就是**死黨**，幾乎形影不離。

The contract was given to a company run by the mayor’s cronies.

合約被交給了市長的**親信**經營的公司。

You can always tell when his cronies have been here—the laughter is too loud to miss.

你總能發現他的**死黨**來過——笑聲太大，根本無法忽視。