crony

英 ['krəʊni] 美 ['kroʊni]

• n. 密友；好朋友；亲伴

英英释义

Noun:

1. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. In her late sixties she traveled over Europe with a crony of equal years.
   在接近古稀之年,她同一个与她同年的密友漫游欧洲。
2. He spends every evening drinking in the pub with his cronies.
   他每天晚上都跟好朋友到酒馆喝酒。

经典引文

• The two were regular cronies for about a couple of months.

  出自： Arnold Bennett

• The beer cellar where Hitler and his cronies had first met.

  出自： E. Heath

近反义词

【近义词】

• buddy 伙伴
• pal 朋友
• friend 朋友
• chum 密友
• companion 同伴
• comrade 同志
• partner 伙伴
• acquaintance 熟人
• supporter 支持者
• brother 兄弟
• helper 助手
• sidekick <口>密友
• colleague 同事
• mate 配偶
• associate 联想
• ally 同盟国
• accomplice 共犯
• coconspirator 共谋者
• co-conspirator 同谋者
• cohort 一群人