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.
各种因素似乎都对我们不利。
语法模式
((to conspire)) ((to do sth.)) 密谋做某事 They conspired to steal the painting.
((to conspire)) ((with sb.)) ((against sb.)) 与某人合谋对抗某人 He conspired with his brother against the CEO.
近义词
同义词: plot, scheme, collude
词源
源自拉丁语“con-”(共同)+“spirare”(呼吸)。指为了制定秘密计划而“一同呼吸”。
记忆技巧
动词“conspire”指制造“conspiracy”(阴谋)的行动。记住它们词根相同。