cahoots
翻译
勾结, 串通
例句
They were in cahoots to steal the prize.
他们串通一气要偷走那个奖品。
The two companies were in cahoots.
这两家公司在暗中勾结。
语法模式
((to be)) in cahoots ((with sb.)) 与（某人）勾结 They were in cahoots to steal the prize.
近义词
同义词: collusion (勾结), conspiracy (阴谋), partnership (合伙)
词源
词源不确定，可能源自法语“cahute”（小屋），暗示秘密会面地点。
记忆技巧
发音像“co-hoots”。想象两只猫头鹰（hoot意为猫头鹰叫）在一起（co-）密谋。这个词总是和“in”一起使用。