1 N-VAR [oft NOUN to-infinitive] 密谋;阴谋 Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal. 密谋;阴谋
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Seven men, all from Bristol, admitted conspiracy to commit arson.
7个人都来自布里斯托尔，他们承认了合谋纵火。
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He believes there probably was a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy in 1963.
他认为1963年肯尼迪总统遇刺身亡可能是一个阴谋。
SYN plot, scheme, intrigue, collusion
2 N-COUNT [oft NOUN to-infinitive] 阴谋 A conspiracy is an agreement between a group of people which other people think is wrong or is likely to be harmful. 阴谋
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It's all part of a conspiracy to dispense with the town centre all together and move everything out to Meadowhall.
彻底抛开市中心而把所有东西都搬到梅多霍尔购物中心，这完全是一场阴谋的一部分。
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There was no evidence to link the brigade to any conspiracy against Mr Bush.
没有证据表明这帮人对布什先生图谋不轨。
3 PHRASE （为了私利）保持缄默的密约 If there is a conspiracy of silence about something, people who know about it have agreed that they will not talk publicly about it, although it would probably be a good thing if people in general knew about it. （为了私利）保持缄默的密约
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