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-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。
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con·spir·acy/kənˈspɪrəsi; NAmEkənˈspɪrəsi/noun[countable , uncountable ](pluralcon·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)conspiracyconspiraciescon·spir·acy/kənˈspɪrəsi; NAmEkənˈspɪrəsi/
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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阴谋(92%),共谋(8%)
n.阴谋;共谋;阴谋集团
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