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

• Conspire with others against one's leader
  与他人共谋反对上司
• The short days and foul weather conspire to drive Eva into the ground.
  短暂的白昼和沉郁的天气勾结到了一起，将伊娃的情绪降到了最低点。
• Everything seemed to conspire against the country last year.
  去年发生的所有事情似乎都对墨西哥不利。
• Legend, myth, and faith often conspire to confuse rather than clarify.
  传说、神话和信仰时常会造成迷惑而非明辨。
• 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。
• No one among you had mercy on me and told me that my own son had stirred up my servant to conspire against me as is the case today.
  我的儿子煽动我的臣仆来反对我，仇视我，像今日一样，你们中没有一个人怜恤我，来通知我！
• I'm sure they conspire against me already.
  我确信他们已经联合起来对抗我了。
• 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。
• Events conspire to bring all three women together and what a show it becomes.
  一连串的事件使这三个女人走到了一起而最终又显示出彼此的和谐融洽。
• Complicated requirements, schedule pressure, and changing environments all conspire to make useful bugless programs unlikely.
  复杂的需求、日程的压力和环境的变化使得不太可能得到实用的无缺陷的程序。