"crony" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 亲信
• 死党

Definition

crony 指亲密的朋友，通常用来形容在商业或政治中互相给予特殊待遇的圈内人。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常为口语用法，带有负面含义，暗示裙带关系或靠关系办事（cronyism）。常用搭配：“政治crony”“老crony”。并非单纯的亲密朋友，常涉及互利或利益关系。

Examples

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

他每次开会时总是被他的**亲信**包围。

The politician only hired his cronies for important jobs.

这位政客只给他的**亲信**安排重要职位。

Many believed the CEO was helped by his old cronies.

许多人认为这位CEO受到了老**亲信**的帮助。

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

这两个人从大学起就是**死党**，几乎形影不离。

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

合同被交给了市长的**亲信**经营的公司。

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

你总能察觉他的**死党**来过这里——笑声太大了，无法忽视。