conspire
翻譯
密謀, 共謀
例句
They conspired to overthrow the government.
他們密謀推翻政府。
The elements seemed to conspire against us.
各種因素似乎都對我們不利。
文法模式
((to conspire)) ((to do sth.)) 密謀做某事 They conspired to steal the painting.
((to conspire)) ((with sb.)) ((against sb.)) 與某人合謀對抗某人 He conspired with his brother against the CEO.
近義詞
同義詞: plot, scheme, collude
詞源
源自拉丁語「con-」(共同)+「spirare」(呼吸)。指為了制定秘密計畫而「一同呼吸」。
記憶技巧
動詞「conspire」指製造「conspiracy」(陰謀)的行動。記住它們詞根相同。