He was playing cards with his cronies.

他当时正与他那些狐朋狗友玩牌|。

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He returned from a lunchtime drinking session with his business cronies.

中午跟那帮生意上的朋友喝完酒后|，他回来了|。

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

在接近古稀之年,她同一个与她同年的密友漫游欧洲.

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