conspire
conspire
verb
verb
- [no obj.]make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act
阴谋，密谋；共谋
they conspired against him.
他们密谋反对他。
[with infinitive]they deny conspiring to defraud the Inland Revenue.
他们否认曾密谋诈骗国内税收。
■[with infinitive](of events or circumstances) seem to be working together to bring about a particular result, typically to someone's detriment
（事件，情况）合作，协同；凑合起来；共同促成
everything conspires to exacerbate the situation.
所有的事都凑在一起使情况更糟。
- late Middle English: from Old French conspirer, from Latin conspirare 'agree, plot', from con- 'together with' + spirare 'breathe'
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