clique

英 [kliːk]

美 [kliːk]

n.  派系; 私党; 小集团; 小圈子
vi.  结派; 结党

复数：cliques　

GRE计算机

Collins.1 / BNC.19390 / COCA.15142

牛津词典

noun

• 派系；私党；小集团；小圈子
  a small group of people who spend their time together and do not allow others to join them

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 派系;小集团
  If you describe a group of people as aclique, you mean that they spend a lot of time together and seem unfriendly towards people who are not in the group.
  1. Anna Ford recently hit out at the male clique which she believes holds back women in television.
     最近，安娜·福特对她认为阻碍了女性在电视业发展的男性集团进行了猛烈抨击。

英英释义

noun

• an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose
  Synonym:coterieingroupinner circlepackcamp

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