"cronies" in Chinese (Traditional)
密友死黨同夥
Definition
“Cronies” 是指一羣親密的朋友，通常用來描述在政治或商業場閤中互相幫助、涉及不正當行為的夥伴。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常為非正式且含貶義，指有裙帶關係或不道德行為，多見於政治或商業語境。與中性“朋友”不同，使用“cronies”有批評意味。
Examples
The mayor and his cronies were accused of corruption.
市長和他的**同夥**被指控貪腐。
He always goes out to dinner with his cronies.
他總是和他的**死黨**一起出去喫飯。
The boss relies on his cronies for advice.
老闆依賴他的**密友**給予建議。
People are tired of the senator and his circle of cronies running everything.
人們受夠了參議員和他那羣**死黨**掌控所有事情。
Those deals only go to his trusted cronies—it's not fair.
那些生意只給了他的**密友**—這不公平。
My uncle and his old college cronies still meet every year for drinks.
我叔叔和他的**老朋友**每年還會聚會喝酒。