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 Examples- He'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.曾有过多次对总统的阴谋。
- There seems to be a conspiracy of silence on this matter.在这件事上似乎有沉默的阴谋。
Topics Crime and punishmentb2, War and conflictb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + conspiracy- be involved in
- join
- be part of
- …
conspiracy + nounpreposition- conspiracy against
- conspiracy between
phrasesSee full entry 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’.