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词汇 cliquey
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Definition of cliquey in English:

cliquey

adjectivecliquiest, cliquierˈkliːki
  • (of a group or place) tending to form or hold exclusive groups and so not welcoming to outsiders.

    (集团或地方)排外的

    a lot of boys grew up together, and the school was cliquey
    this kind of cliquey behaviour hindered information sharing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I didn't quite like Aaron that much, especially since he is known to be quite cliquey, I must admit.
    • The one thing I'd always seen with Great Britain teams of the past is that they'd been kind of cliquey.
    • They are insular, cliquey and clannish, yet they worm their way into the highest positions of power in their adopted countries.
    • Amy, 12, fell victim to her cliquey friends and admits in total embarrassment, ‘I joined in on it.’
    • For one you don't have to wear ridiculous clothes and be cliquey.
    • I care more about people and not their cliquey groups, cultural fears and apathy.
    • Like the strap-line, the website immediately came across as cliquey.
    • I wasn't a cliquey person, and I think that's because I came from a large family.
    • Of course all teenagers are cliquey and can be cruel.
    • Maybe we weren't supposed to, but the evening seems to be taking on a rather cliquey feel.
    • I don't mean this in an elitist or cliquey way, for there can surely be no elite or clique in Manchester.
    • The bar staff seem more intent on having shots themselves than actually serving customers, and the crowd is too cliquey.
    • Vancouver is fragmented and a bit cliquey, but I'm part of a clique.
    • ‘We have only been showing for seven years, and it can be a very cliquey industry, so for comparatively ‘little’ people, this is a huge achievement.’
    • Initially, I was put off by thinking that everyone would be really good and it would be really cliquey, but it's not.

Rhymes

beaky, cheeky, cock-a-leekie, creaky, freaky, Geikie, Kon-Tiki, Leakey, leaky, peaky, reeky, sleeky, sneaky, squeaky, streaky, Thessaloníki, tiki, tzatziki

Definition of cliquey in US English:

cliquey

adjective
  • (of a group or place) tending to form or hold exclusive groups and so not welcoming to outsiders.

    (集团或地方)排外的

    a lot of boys grew up together, and the school was cliquey
    this kind of cliquey behaviour hindered information sharing
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Vancouver is fragmented and a bit cliquey, but I'm part of a clique.
    • I don't mean this in an elitist or cliquey way, for there can surely be no elite or clique in Manchester.
    • The bar staff seem more intent on having shots themselves than actually serving customers, and the crowd is too cliquey.
    • ‘We have only been showing for seven years, and it can be a very cliquey industry, so for comparatively ‘little’ people, this is a huge achievement.’
    • For one you don't have to wear ridiculous clothes and be cliquey.
    • I wasn't a cliquey person, and I think that's because I came from a large family.
    • Of course all teenagers are cliquey and can be cruel.
    • They are insular, cliquey and clannish, yet they worm their way into the highest positions of power in their adopted countries.
    • I didn't quite like Aaron that much, especially since he is known to be quite cliquey, I must admit.
    • I care more about people and not their cliquey groups, cultural fears and apathy.
    • Like the strap-line, the website immediately came across as cliquey.
    • Amy, 12, fell victim to her cliquey friends and admits in total embarrassment, ‘I joined in on it.’
    • Maybe we weren't supposed to, but the evening seems to be taking on a rather cliquey feel.
    • The one thing I'd always seen with Great Britain teams of the past is that they'd been kind of cliquey.
    • Initially, I was put off by thinking that everyone would be really good and it would be really cliquey, but it's not.
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