New hires often feel excluded when senior staff form a tight clique in the office.

資深員工在辦公室形成緊密的小圈子時,新進員工常會覺得被排擠。

The manager warned that a clique of sales reps was withholding client leads from others.

經理警告說,有一群業務組成小圈子,把客戶名單藏著不給其他人。

During the merger meeting, a small clique of directors pushed their own budget plan.

在合併案會議上,一小群董事組成的派系強力推動他們自己的預算方案。