a small group of people who spend their time together and do not welcome other people into that group小集团,小圈子;派系
Our golf club is run by a very unfriendly clique (of people).我们的高尔夫球俱乐部是由一小撮很不友好的家伙管理的。
There's a clique at work that never talks/who never talk to anyone else.单位有个小集团,他们从来不和其他人说话。