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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Simply put, we imagine that other people and circumstances conspire to make us negative;
  简而言之，我们想象其它人和环境合起来使我们感觉负面；
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。