con·spir·a·cy
noun/kənˈspɪrəsi/
/kənˈspɪrəsi/
[countable, uncountable] (plural conspiracies)
- a secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal
密谋策划；阴谋 - conspiracy (to do something) a conspiracy to overthrow the government
颠覆政府的阴谋 - They were charged with conspiracy to murder.
他们被指控秘密策划谋杀。 - conspiracy against somebody/something conspiracies against the president
反对总统的阴谋诡计 - a conspiracy of silence (= an agreement not to talk publicly about something that should be made public)
保持缄默的密约（对该公开的事情不公开谈论的约定）
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb2, War and conflictb2- He's the sort of person who sees a conspiracy around every corner.
他是那种能看出角角落落里阴谋的人。 - I suspected that he was involved in the conspiracy.
我怀疑他参与了这场阴谋。 - Officials have uncovered a conspiracy to discredit the government.
官员们曝光了一起企图败坏政府名声的阴谋。 - There is a conspiracy of silence about the killer.
杀人凶手是谁，没有人会说出来。 - This action was part of a conspiracy to deceive the public.
这次行动是欺骗公众的阴谋的一部份。 - Who organized the conspiracy against the president?
谁策划了反对总统的阴谋？ - a conspiracy against the king
反对国王的阴谋 - She believed there was a conspiracy between law enforcement and some casinos.
她认为执法部门和一些赌场之间存在阴谋。 - charges of criminal conspiracy and corruption
犯罪共谋和徇私舞弊的指控 - A lot of people subscribe to the conspiracy theory.
许多人相信这个阴谋论。 - He claimed there had been a conspiracy to overthrow the government.
他声称有人密谋颠覆政府。 - There had been several conspiracies against the president.
曾发生过数起针对总统的阴谋。 - There seems to be a conspiracy of silence on this matter.
在这件事上似乎有一个沉默的阴谋。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- great
- larger
- …
- be involved in
- join
- be part of
- …
- theory
- charge
- conspiracy against
- conspiracy between
- a conspiracy of silence
Word Originlate Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French conspiracie, alteration of Old French conspiration, based on Latin conspirare ‘agree, plot’, from con- ‘together with’ + spirare ‘breathe’. - conspiracy (to do something) a conspiracy to overthrow the government