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Conspiracy People Secret Part Silence Kənˈspɪrəsi Noun Charged

The word "conspiracy" refers to a secret plan by a group to do something illegal or harmful, or an agreement among people to remain silent about something that should be public.

n. 密谋;阴谋;(为了私利)保持缄默的密约

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[N-VAR 可变名词]密谋;阴谋 Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal.
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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。

  • 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。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]阴谋 A conspiracy is an agreement between a group of people which other people think is wrong or is likely to be harmful.
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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。

  • 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。

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[PHRASE 短语](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.
  • Detectives have run into a conspiracy of silence in the tight-knit communities of the peninsula.

    侦探们犯了难,半岛上各个群体抱成一团,达成了保持缄默的密约。


Oxford con·spir·acy / kənˈspɪrəsi ; NAmE kənˈspɪrəsi / noun [countable ,  uncountable ] ( plural con·spir·acies ) a secret plan by a group of people to do sth harmful or illegal 密谋策划;阴谋 conspiracy(to do sth) ◆ a conspiracy to overthrow the government 颠覆政府的阴谋 conspiracy(against sb/sth) ◆ conspiracies against the president 反对总统的阴谋诡计 conspiracy(to sth) ◆ They were charged with conspiracy to murder. 他们被指控密谋策划谋杀。 ◆ a conspiracy of silence (= an agreement not to talk publicly about sth which 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) ◆ a conspiracy theory (= the belief that a secret conspiracyis responsible for a particular event) 阴谋论(认为某事件背后有阴谋) conspiracy conspiracies con·spir·acy / kənˈspɪrəsi ; NAmE kənˈspɪrəsi /
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conspiracycon‧spi‧ra‧cy /kənˈspɪrəsi/ ●○○ noun (plural conspiracies) [countable, uncountable]
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1a secret plan made by two or more people to do something that is harmful or illegal → conspireconspiracy to do something He was charged with conspiracy to commit criminal damage.conspiracy against a conspiracy against the government There were many conspiracy theories (=beliefs that something is the result of a conspiracy) surrounding Princess Diana’s death.► see thesaurus at
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2conspiracy of silence an agreement not to talk about something, even though it should not be a secret:  There’s often a conspiracy of silence surrounding bullying in schools.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesan international/worldwide/global conspiracy· Hitler believed there was a worldwide conspiracy to enslave Germany.a criminal conspiracy· His crimes were illegal possession of arms and criminal conspiracy.a political conspiracy· Were the killings part of a political conspiracy?an alleged conspiracy (=that people say exists but that is not yet proved to exist)· The charges against him relate to an alleged conspiracy.verbsbe part of a conspiracy (also take part in a conspiracy)· The jury found that Poindexter was part of a conspiracy to ship arms to Iran.be involved in a conspiracy· Apparently the commander of the army had also been involved in the conspiracy.be charged with conspiracy (=be formally accused of it)· The women were charged with conspiracy to supply heroin.be convicted of conspiracy (=be found guilty of it in a court)· He was convicted of conspiracy to carry out terrorist acts.conspiracy + NOUNa conspiracy theory (=a belief by a number of people that something is the result of a conspiracy)· President Kennedy’s assassination inspired a lot of conspiracy theories.a conspiracy theorist (=someone who believes in a particular conspiracy)· Conspiracy theorists believe that Princess Diana’s death was not an accident.a conspiracy charge/charge of conspiracy· Three men have been convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges.
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