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单词 crony
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
cro•ny /ˈkroʊni/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -nies. 
  1. a close friend;
    companion;
    chum;
    associate:always managed to find jobs for his cronies.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
cro•ny  (krō′nē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -nies. 
  1. a close friend or companion;
    chum.
  • Greek chrónios for a long time, long-continued, derivative of chrónos time; compare chrono-
  • 1655–65; alleged to be university slang; perh.
    pal, buddy.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
crony /ˈkrəʊnɪ/ n ( pl -nies)
  1. a friend or companion
Etymology: 17th Century: student slang (Cambridge), from Greek khronios of long duration, from khronos time
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