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词汇 charmed-circle
释义 charmed circle
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌtʃɑːmd ˈsɜː.kəl/ us /ˌtʃɑːrmd ˈsɝː.kəl/
a group of people who seem to have special influence and advantages that other people do not have:
All of the best jobs are taken by people from a charmed circle of families.
They took no notice at all of anyone who was outside their own charmed circle.
She did not belong to the charmed circle that dominated French politics at that time.
Charles gradually allowed himself to be drawn into their charmed circle.
Only a few members of the charmed circle around the Prime Minister could influence the government's policy.
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