crony

1.In her late sixties she traveled over Europe with a crony of equal years.

在接近古稀之年,一个年的密友漫游欧洲。

2.He was a geologist,rated by his cronies as the best in the business.

他是一位地质学家,被他的老朋友们看做是这门行当中最好的一位。