词汇释义

coterie  TEM8    GRE

UK  /ˈkəʊ.tər.i/ US  /ˈkoʊ.t̬ɚ.i/

noun, A coterie of a particular kind is a small group of people who are close friends or have a common interest, and who do not want other people to join them. (志趣相投而排外的)小集团，小圈子

外刊例句

1. Now it is interested in adding yet another high-end name to its coterie of brands: Tiffany, the famous seller of engagement rings and other jewelry.(New York Times)

2. The many other middle-class families running furiously and breathlessly just to find themselves staying in place are a large and varied coterie.(The Guardian)

3. The French oil giant is among the most aggressive in a small coterie of big oil-and-gas companies that are snapping up traditional utilities and renewable-energy firms.(Wall Street Journal)

4. When she met Ratner, who was staying at the hotel where she worked the front desk, he was filming a music video featuring a coterie of beautiful models.(Los Angeles Times)

5. But after a while it’s hard to find a venue interesting enough to attract her coterie of well-heeled, socially busy friends.(New York Times)

6. Mr. Ng is part of a still-small coterie of researchers who are experts in deep learning, a branch of artificial intelligence that seeks to use computers to emulate the functions of the human brain.(New York Times)

7. But in the early hours of Election Day, the prevailing mood among the coterie of popular websites, internet communities and social media users who support Donald J. Trump was electric.(New York Times)

8. Mention of her name still elicits a blend of terror and fascination from the coterie of agents, executives, stars and others who were her sworn enemies or closest allies, depending on the day.(New York Times)

9. For Kodak’s new chief executive, along with veterans like Mr. Taber, the key to survival is in its research legacy, thousands of patents and a coterie of scientists who are making new discoveries.(New York Times)

10. We need a mastermind group, the coterie that Deresiewicz describes in his Atlantic article, “The Death of the Artist and The Rise of the Creative Entrepreneur.”(Forbes)

11. A coterie of energetic 30-something aides scurried through the hallways, fingers tapping at their iPhones as stacks of takeout dinners circulated on trays.(New York Time)

12. A coterie of talents are responsible for turning the once forlorn Lexington around, led by former Andy Warhol acolyte Paige Powell who was called upon to curate the arts theme.(Forbes)

词汇搭配

a (small) coterie of

词汇来源

"exclusive set or circle of persons who are in the habit of meeting and socializing, a clique," 1738, from French coterie "circle of acquaintances," originally an organization of peasants holding land from a feudal lord (14c.), from cotier "tenant of a cote" (see cottage).

近义词

bunch, circle, clan, clique, community, coven, gang

反义词

loner, individualist

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