conspire

英 [kənˈspaɪə(r)]

美 [kənˈspaɪər]

v.  密谋; 图谋; 阴谋; 似乎共同导致(不良后果)

现在分词：conspiring　过去分词：conspired　过去式：conspired　第三人称单数：conspires　复数：conspires　

考研TOEFLGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.9624 / COCA.9702

牛津词典

verb

• 密谋；图谋；阴谋
  to secretly plan with other people to do sth illegal or harmful
  1. They were accused of conspiring against the king.
     他们被指控阴谋反对国王。
  2. They deny conspiring together to smuggle drugs.
     他们否认共谋走私毒品。
  3. She admitted conspiring with her lover to murder her husband.
     她承认与情夫密谋杀害亲夫。
• 似乎共同导致（不良后果）
  to seem to work together to make sth bad happen
  1. Circumstances had conspired against them.
     各种情况都凑在一起和他们作对。
  2. Everything conspired to make her life a misery.
     她命运多舛，生活悲惨。

柯林斯词典

• V-RECIP 密谋;共谋;搞阴谋
  If two or more people or groupsconspire todo something illegal or harmful, they make a secret agreement to do it.
  1. They'd conspired to overthrow the government...
     他们曾经密谋推翻政府。
  2. Mr Farmer and Mrs Jones both admitted conspiring to murder her husband.
     法默先生和琼斯太太都承认密谋杀死了琼斯先生。
  3. ...a defendant convicted of conspiring with his brother to commit robberies...
     被判与其兄弟合谋抢劫的被告
  4. I had a persecution complex and thought people were conspiring against me.
     我有过被害情结，认为大家都在密谋暗算我。
• VERB (事件)凑在一起致使，共同导致
  If eventsconspire toproduce a particular result, they seem to work together to cause this result.
  1. History and geography have conspired to bring Greece to a moment of decision...
     历史和地理因素共同将希腊推至作出抉择的紧要关头。
  2. But fateful forces beyond the band's control were to conspire against them.
     然而，乐队无力控制的各种决定性力量将会对他们造成不利的影响。

英英释义

verb

• engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
  1. They conspired to overthrow the government
  Synonym:cabalcomplotconjuremachinate
• act in unison or agreement and in secret towards a deceitful or illegal purpose
  1. The two companies conspired to cause the value of the stock to fall
  Synonym:collude

双语例句

• Tight credit markets, dented consumer confidence and high gas prices all conspire to reduce demand.
  信贷市场紧缩、消费者信心下滑以及油价高企等因素交织在一起，降低了需求。
• Ship charters, captains and seaman sometimes conspire to swindle the ship-owner by making up a lost ship.
  承租人、船长和船员有时相互勾结，通过制造船只失踪的假象，合伙诈骗船主。
• And powerful social forces can conspire to keep him there.
  而强大的社会力量可能会火上浇油，让他继续闭门不出。
• In a perfect world, this would be sufficient, but computers and software can crash, power can fail, and other unpredictable, catastrophic events can conspire to erase your work.
  在一个完美的世界里，这就足够了。但是计算机和软件会崩溃，电源可能会断掉，其他不可预测的灾难会凑巧同时发生而丢掉你的工作。
• But fateful forces beyond the band's control were to conspire against them.
  然而，乐队无力控制的各种决定性力量将会对他们造成不利的影响。
• People always conspire to keep the truth from me.
  人们总是串通一气不把真情告诉我。
• Conspire with others against one's leader
  与他人共谋反对上司
• They helped her conspire against the lumber company and started to construct a little shelter up in the tree.
  他们帮助茱莉亚暗地里反对木材公司，并在树上搭建了一个小屋。
• People sort of conspire together to look at my actions from the wrong point of view.
  有些人串通一气，以错误的观点看待我的行为。
• It was just one of those times when you wonder whether the fates conspire against you.
  有些时候，你会怀疑是不是造化弄人，现在就是如此。