claque
noun[C]
uk/klæk/us/klæk/agroupofpeoplewhoadmireandsupportapersonverystronglyandagreewith what he or she says or does:
坚定的支持者;奉承拍马的一伙人Even in herdarkesthoursMargaret Thatcher had herpassionateadvocates, herloudclaque ofadmirers.即使在她最黑暗的日子里,撒切尔夫人也有很多热情的拥护者,大声发表观点的坚定支持者。
in the past, agroupofpeoplewho werepaidtoapplaud(= showapprovalof)aperformerorperformers, forexamplein thetheatre:
(旧时受雇到剧场、夜总会等)鼓掌捧场的一伙人Suchpeopleare the 21st-centuryequivalentof the claque,paidnot withcashbut with aninvitationto the post-showparty.这些人堪称21世纪的专业捧场人,他们得到的报酬不是现金,而是受邀参加演出后的派对。
Supporters, members & defenders
- allyship
- anti-evolution
- anti-evolutionary
- anti-evolutionist
- apologist
- apostle
- booster
- cadre
- defender
- disciple
- new/fresh bloodidiom
- partisan
- protagonist
- recruit
- seconder
- sidekick
- sympathizer
- upholder
- votary
- well-wisher
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