noun🔗Share小圈子，派系。 A small, exclusive group of individuals, usually according to lifestyle or social status; a cabal."This school used to be really friendly, but now everyone keeps to their own cliques."这个学校以前很友善，但现在每个人都只待在自己的小圈子里。groupsocietyorganizationpersontoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share集团，小圈子 A subgraph isomorphic to a complete graph."The problem of finding the largest clique in an arbitrary graph is NP-complete."在一个任意图中找到最大团（完全子图集团）的问题是NP完全的。mathcomputinggrouptoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share小圈子，派系。 A group of related web sites that link to each other, like a webring but with exclusive membership determined by the clique owner.""Sarah's website about gardening only links to other gardening websites in her exclusive clique; she doesn't accept just any site." "莎拉的园艺网站只链接到她那个独家小圈子里的其他园艺网站；她不接受任何网站的链接。internetgrouptechnologycomputingcommunicationmediatoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share结党营私，拉帮结派。 To associate together in a clannish way; to act with others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot."The employees in accounting often clique against the marketing team to get their projects prioritized. "会计部的员工经常结党营私，排挤市场部，以便优先处理他们的项目。groupactionorganizationsocietypoliticstoeflChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
