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    charmed circle

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌcharmed ˈcircle noun [singular] written  a group of people who have special power or influence 有特权的一批人，有特别影响力的一批人 politicians outside the charmed circle 特权小集团之外的政治家
    Examples from the Corpus
    charmed circle• They were now deeply into their mating dance, oblivious to all that went on beyond the charmed circle of their courtship.• She had not realised they could reach out from the charmed circle of themselves.• Each clique treated the establishment as its club and took no notice at all of anyone outside the charmed circle.• The fear that the whole enterprise was at risk from the blunders of some one outside the charmed circle.
    ˌcharmed ˈcircle nounChineseSyllable
    of a Corpus have who people group special


    charmed circle
    ˌcharmed ˈcircle noun [singular] written
    a group of people who have special power or influence:
        politicians outside the charmed circle


    charmed circleBrE /ˌtʃɑːmd ˈsɜːkl/ 🔊NAmE /ˌtʃɑːrmd ˈsɜːrkl/ 🔊 noun [singular] a group of people who have special influence 有特别影响力的一群人