conspire
翻译
密谋, 共谋
例句
They conspired to overthrow the government.
他们密谋推翻政府。
The elements seemed to conspire against us.
各种因素似乎都在和我们作对。
语法模式
((to-inf)) 密谋(做某事) They conspired to overthrow the government.
((with sb.)) 与(某人)密谋 He conspired with his brother.
((against sb./sth.)) 密谋反对(某人/某事) They conspired against the new manager.
近义词
同义词: plot, scheme, collude
词源
源自拉丁语 'con-' (共同) + 'spirare' (呼吸),意为“共同呼吸”。
记忆技巧
这是名词 'conspiracy' 的动词形式。如果你知道这个名词,动词就很容易记住了。