conspiracy

noun

1. 密谋策划；阴谋
   a secret plan by a group of people to do sth harmful or illegal
   1. a conspiracy to overthrow the government
      颠覆政府的阴谋
   2. conspiracies against the president
      反对总统的阴谋诡计
   3. a conspiracy of silence (= an agreement not to talk publicly about sth which should be made public)
      保持缄默的密约（对该公开的事情不公开谈论的约定）
   4. They were charged with conspiracy to murder.
      他们被指控密谋策划谋杀。
   5. a conspiracy theory (= the belief that a secret conspiracy is responsible for a particular event)
      阴谋论（认为某事件背后有阴谋）

1. N-VAR 密谋;阴谋
   Conspiracy is the secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal.
   1. Seven men, all from Bristol, admitted conspiracy to commit arson...
      7个人都来自布里斯托尔，他们承认了合谋纵火。
   2. He believes there probably was a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy in 1963.
      他认为1963年肯尼迪总统遇刺身亡可能是一个阴谋。
2. N-COUNT 阴谋
   A conspiracy is an agreement between a group of people which other people think is wrong or is likely to be harmful.
   1. It's all part of a conspiracy to dispense with the town centre all together and move everything out to Meadowhall...
      彻底抛开市中心而把所有东西都搬到梅多霍尔购物中心，这完全是一场阴谋的一部分。
   2. There was no evidence to link the brigade to any conspiracy against Mr Bush.
      没有证据表明这帮人对布什先生图谋不轨。
3. PHRASE （为了私利）保持缄默的密约
   If there is a conspiracy of silence about something, people who know about it have agreed that they will not talk publicly about it, although it would probably be a good thing if people in general knew about it.
   1. Detectives have run into a conspiracy of silence in the tight-knit communities of the peninsula.
      侦探们犯了难，半岛上各个群体抱成一团，达成了保持缄默的密约。

1. The bombs are almost certainly part of a much bigger conspiracy
   几乎可以肯定，这些***是一个更大的阴谋的一部分。
2. He claimed that it was all a conspiracy against him
   他声称这一切都是一场针对他的阴谋。
3. Seven men, all from Bristol, admitted conspiracy to commit arson
   7个人都来自布里斯托尔，他们承认了合谋纵火。
4. He believes there probably was a conspiracy to kill President Kennedy in 1963.
   他认为1963年肯尼迪总统遇刺身亡可能是一个阴谋。
5. It's all part of a conspiracy to dispense with the town centre all together and move everything out to Meadowhall
   彻底抛开市中心而把所有东西都搬到梅多霍尔购物中心，这完全是一场阴谋的一部分。
6. There was no evidence to link the brigade to any conspiracy against Mr Bush.
   没有证据表明这帮人对布什先生图谋不轨。
7. Detectives have run into a conspiracy of silence in the tight-knit communities of the peninsula.
   侦探们犯了难，半岛上各个群体抱成一团，达成了保持缄默的密约。
8. Did you ever swallow the conspiracy theory about Kennedy?
   你有没有轻信过有关肯尼迪总统遇刺的阴谋论？
9. He suspects there's a conspiracy to cover up the crime
   他怀疑有人密谋掩盖犯罪事实。
10. He pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to defraud the government
    他承认了阴谋诈骗政府的罪名。
11. Everyone thinks there is some vast conspiracy wanting to hold down the younger generation.
    大家都认为有一个想压制年轻一代的大阴谋。
12. He's charged with conspiracy, misapplication of funds and other crimes.
    他被控涉嫌阴谋破坏、滥用资金以及其他几项罪行。
13. There has been a murky conspiracy to keep them out of power.
    有人策划了一个不可告人的阴谋要将他们排斥在权力中心之外。
14. He has been named as the prime mover in the conspiracy to murder Carroll.
    他已被公布是阴谋杀害卡罗尔的主谋。
15. Many people were involved in this conspiracy, but three stand out.
    很多人参与了这场阴谋，但有3个人是主谋。
16. They were brought to trial for treasonable conspiracy.
    他们因密谋叛国被送上法庭。
17. The police discovered his conspiracy to overthrow the government with some army officers.
    警方发现他与一些军官同谋企图推翻政府。
18. Those who go in for intrigues and conspiracy are doomed to failure.
    搞阴谋诡计的人注定要失败。
19. The conspiracy was exposed.
    密谋败露了。
20. We heard of his implication in a conspiracy.
    我们听说他被牵连在叛乱案中。
21. The men were found guilty of conspiracy to murder.
    这些人被裁决犯有阴谋杀人罪。
22. I have gone numb in my conspiracy of one.
    我已经麻木了，我的一个阴谋。
23. Since then they have fought me with lawsuits, injunctions, and charges of bribery and conspiracy.
    从那以后，他们便用诉讼、禁令和控告我贿赂搞阴谋来攻击我。
24. He revealed their conspiracy to overthrow the government.
    他泄露了他们推翻政府的阴谋。
25. They faced charges of conspiracy and murder.
    他们面临搞阴谋活动和谋杀罪的指控。
26. For once, the conspiracy theories are true.
    这一次，阴谋论说对了。
27. Have implicated him in this conspiracy.
    他参与了这项阴谋的证据。
28. It was this conspiracy of silence and inertia which enraged Powell and much of the public.
    正是这种沉默的阴谋和惯性而被激怒的鲍威尔和很多的公众的利益。
29. To being part of this conspiracy!
    参与了这场阴谋！
30. I know who's behind your conspiracy.
    我知道这个阴谋背后是谁在操控了。

noun

1. a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)

   Synonym:    cabal

2. a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

   Synonym:    confederacy

3. a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose

   Synonym:    confederacy