[V-RECIP 相互动词]密谋;共谋;搞阴谋 If two or more people or groups conspire to do something illegal or harmful, they make a secret agreement to do it.
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[V with n to-inf]
[pl-n V against n]
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They'd conspired to overthrow the government...
他们曾经密谋推翻政府。
Mr Farmer and Mrs Jones both admitted conspiring to murder her husband.
法默先生和琼斯太太都承认密谋杀死了琼斯先生。
...a defendant convicted of conspiring with his brother to commit robberies...
被判与其兄弟合谋抢劫的被告
I had a persecution complex and thought people were conspiring against me.
我有过被害情结,认为大家都在密谋暗算我。
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[VERB 动词](事件)凑在一起致使,共同导致 If events conspire to produce a particular result, they seem to work together to cause this result.
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[V against n]
History and geography have conspired to bring Greece to a moment of decision...
历史和地理因素共同将希腊推至作出抉择的紧要关头。
But fateful forces beyond the band's control were to conspire against them.
然而,乐队无力控制的各种决定性力量将会对他们造成不利的影响。
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con·spire/kənˈspaɪə(r); NAmEkənˈspaɪər/verb( formal) 1[intransitive ]to secretly plan with other people to do sth illegal or harmful 密谋;图谋;合谋conspire(with sb) (against sb) ◆They were accused of conspiring against the king.他们被指控密谋反对国王。conspire(together) (to do sth) ◆They deny conspiring together to smuggle drugs.他们否认共谋走私毒品。conspire(with sb) (to do sth) ◆She admitted conspiring with her lover to murder her husband.她承认与情夫密谋杀害亲夫。2[intransitive ](of events 事件)to seem to work together to make sth bad happen 似乎共同导致(不良后果)conspireagainst sb/sth ◆Circumstances had conspired againstthem. 各种情况都凑在一起和他们作对。conspireto do sth ◆Everything conspired to make her life a misery.她命运多舛,生活悲惨。conspireconspiresconspiredconspiringcon·spire/kənˈspaɪə(r); NAmEkənˈspaɪər/
1to secretly plan with someone else to do something illegal → conspiracyconspire (with somebody) to do something All six men admitted conspiring to steal cars.conspire against There was some evidence that he had been conspiring against the government.2if events conspire to do something, they happen at the same time and make something bad happenconspire to do something Pollution and neglect have conspired to ruin the city.conspire against Emily felt that everything was conspiring against her.
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