conspire
柯林斯词典
1. V-RECIP If two or more people or groups conspire to do something illegal or harmful, they make a secret agreement to do it. 合谋
They'd conspired to overthrow the government. 他们曾合谋推翻政府。
...a defendant accused of conspiring with his brother to commit robberies. …被指控与其兄弟合谋抢劫的一名被告。
2. V-T/V-I If events conspire to produce a particular result, they seem to work together to cause this result. 协同
History and geography have conspired to bring the country to a moment of decision. 历史和地理情况共同将该国带到了做决定的时刻。
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conspire /kənˈspaɪə/ (conspiring,conspired,conspires)
剑桥词典
- to plan secretly with other people to do something bad , illegal , or against someone's wishes
密谋；共谋；图谋
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] He felt that his colleagues were conspiring together to remove him from his job . 他觉得同事们在密谋把他从工作岗位上挤走。
As girls , the sisters used to conspire with each other against their brother . 还是小女孩的时候，姐妹俩常常在一起密谋对付她们的哥哥。