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the old school tie
noun[ S ]
uk /ˌəʊld skuːl ˈtaɪ/ us /ˌoʊld skuːl ˈtaɪ/
the way in which people who have been to the same expensive private school help each other to find good jobs: （贵族私立学校校友间的）相互扶持;老校友关系网
The old school tie still has enormous power in such companies.在这样的公司里，老校友关系网仍然有很大的影响力。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
ableism
ableist
agism
agist
Anglocentric
discrimination
discriminative
discriminatorily
discriminatory
drumhead
one-sided
one-sidedly
one-sidedness
one-way
othering
two-tier
unbalance
unequal
unequally
uneven
old school tie | Business English
old school tie
noun[ S ]
UKdisapprovingukus
→ the old-boy network
a symbol of belonging to a special group of people who went to an expensive school:
Wearing the old school tie isn't always an advantage these days.
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