conspire

英 [kən'spaɪə(r)] 美 [kən'spaɪər]

• v. 阴谋；协力；共谋，串通一气

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vi. 密谋，搞阴谋

   plan (sth bad) together secretly;take part in a conspiracy

2. vi. (事件等)巧合，共同导致

   (of events) to combine or work together, especially with bad results

英英释义

Verb:

1. engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together;

   "They conspired to overthrow the government"
   

2. act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose;

   "The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. They conspire against the government.
   他们阴谋推翻政府。
2. But if any force tries to conspire and work against the people's will, we might be compelled to take that way despite our unwillingness.
   但是如果有人试图搞阴谋反对人民的意愿，那么我们将被迫做我们不愿做的事。

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～+to- v

1. The criminals conspired to rob a bank.
   罪犯们密谋抢劫银行。
2. Events conspired to produce great difficulties for us.
   各种事件凑在一起给我们带来了很大困难。

经典引文

• We all conspired not to tell him.

  出自： I. Murdoch

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

conspire against (v.+prep.)

似乎共同导致（不良后果）seem to work together to make sth bad happen
conspire against sb/sth
Circumstances had conspired against them.

各种情况都凑在一起和他们作对。

词汇搭配

• conspire with 勾结
• conspire against 密谋反对

词义辨析

v. (动词)

conspire, plot

• 这组词都含有“密谋”的意思。其区别在于:plot可指一人或多人密谋; 而conspire只指多人共同密谋。

近反义词

【近义词】

• plot 情节
• collude 串通
• collaborate 合作
• contrive 图谋
• machinate 图谋
• connive 共谋
• plan 计划
• work against 对 ... 不利
• combine 联合
• unite 联合
• devise 设计
• scheme 阴谋
• complot <古>共谋
• compass 圆规
• cooperate 合作
• maneuver 巧妙地操纵
• cabal (尤指政治上的)阴谋...
• conjure 变戏法

派生词

v.(动词)

• conspirator n. 阴谋家，共谋者