| 单词 | crony |
| 释义 | crony (once / 2563 pages) n A crony (rhymes with “pony”) is a buddy, a close confidant you spend time with and trust. Your boss might make everyone at work angry if she keeps only giving raises to her cronies. While a crony is basically just a good pal or sidekick, the word sometimes has a negative connotation — that you and your crony are up to no good together. It also implies the idea of cronyism, or unfairly giving friends jobs or promotions they're not qualified for. Crony capitalism refers to doing that in an economic way, like people in government giving tax breaks to their friends. Crony is 17th century British student slang, from the Greek khronios, "long-lasting." WORD FAMILYcrony: cronies, cronyism USAGE EXAMPLESWe’ve seen this movie before: tax cuts, deregulation, crony capitalism. Seattle Times(Dec 31, 2016) In play is $630 million from his estate that the United States says he and his cronies laundered through the American financial system. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Putin’s cronies, on the other hand, depend on him; ravaging their assets wouldn’t hurt him much at all. Slate(Dec 30, 2016) n a close friend who accompanies his or her buddies in their activities Syn|Hypo|Hyper brother, buddy, chum, pal, sidekick cobber Australian term for a pal friend a person you know well and regard with affection and trust |
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