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 conflictb2He'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 a conspiracy between the police and the right-wing parties 警方和右翼党派之间的密谋 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. 有几起针对总统的阴谋。 There seems to be a conspiracy of silence on this matter. 在这件事上似乎有一个保持沉默的阴谋。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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- be involved in
- join
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- 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)