Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #19233
cronies
密友；好友
cronies is the plural of crony.
核心释义
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
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陪伴伙伴活动的密友
a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
陪伴伙伴活动的密友；密友；亲密伙伴；好朋友
用法In use
He went fishing with his old cronies every Sunday.
用法提示：crony 作名词，意为“密友、老友”，此处用复数 cronies 指一起活动的伙伴。
She met one of her college cronies for coffee yesterday.
用法提示：crony 是可数名词，表示关系亲密的伙伴，常指经常一起活动的朋友。
After work, the two cronies often played chess in the park.
用法提示：crony 指亲密朋友，句中作主语，强调一起参与休闲活动的伙伴关系。
be cronies (with sb)
crony 是可数名词，复数形式为 cronies；be cronies with sb 表示“是某人的密友”。
They are cronies with the manager.
他们跟经理是密友。
a crony of [sb]
He is a crony of the owner.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- old crony
- 老友；老哥们儿
- He met an old crony for lunch.他和一位老友共进午餐。
- childhood crony
- 儿时的密友
- She went on holiday with her childhood cronies.她和儿时的密友们一起去度假。
- political crony
- 政治密友
- The minister gave the contract to a political crony.部长把合同交给了一位政治密友。
- crony capitalism
- 裙带资本主义
- Critics say crony capitalism favors the rich.批评者认为裙带资本主义偏袒富人。
- drinking crony
- 酒友
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
crony 音近“靠拢”，密友总“靠拢”在你身边，与你形影不离。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：informal 常见场景：日常闲聊、朋友聚会、非正式叙述 在表示“密友、伙伴”这一义项时，crony 通常用于非正式场合，语气随意，常带亲近或调侃色彩。它比 friend 更口语化，正式写作中用得较少。注意：在政治或商业语境中，crony 常暗指“亲信、党羽”，但那不是本义项，请结合上下文判断。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 crony /ˈkroʊni/ 真正押韵的词（含 -ony /oʊni/）：phony /ˈfoʊni/、pony /ˈpoʊni/、bony /ˈboʊni/、stony /ˈstoʊni/。注意拼写相似的 honey /ˈhʌni/ 和 money /ˈmʌni/ 并不押韵，发音为 /ˈhʌni/、/ˈmʌni/。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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