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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- conspire
[kənˈspaɪər]
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verb
密谋，暗算，搞阴谋
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People cannot be protected by the law when they are conspiring against the government.
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如果有人正在阴谋反抗政府，那他们将不受法律保护。
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They conspired to overthrow the government.
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他们密谋推翻政府。
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vi.
合谋，共同导致，协力促成
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They are jointly accused of conspiring with others to cause an explosion.
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他们被控与他人合谋制造爆炸。
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The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall.
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两家公司密谋控制股价，令股价大幅下跌。
Collins English-English Dictionary
- conspire
[kən'spaɪə]
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vb
[when intr, sometimes foll by against]
to plan or agree on (a crime or harmful act) together in secret
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2.
vi.
[intr]
to act together towards some end as if by design
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the elements conspired to spoil our picnic
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vi.
[Etymology]
C14: from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspirare to plot together, literally: to breathe together, from spirare to breathe
Examples
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暗中串通
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collude with; conspire
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密谋叛变
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conspire to defect
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朋比为奸
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act in collusion; conspire; collude; gang up
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