conspire
verb[I]
uk/kənˈspaɪər/us/kənˈspaɪr/toplansecretlywith otherpeopleto do somethingbad,illegal, or against someone'swishes:
密谋;共谋;图谋[+ to infinitive]Hefeltthat hiscolleagueswere conspiringtogethertoremovehim from hisjob.他觉得同事们在密谋把他从工作岗位上挤走。
Asgirls, thesistersused to conspirewitheach otheragainsttheirbrother.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。
Synonyms
colludeformal
plot(PLAN)
Plotting & trapping
- be in league withsomeoneidiom
- cahoots
- catchsomeoneout
- chemtrail
- chicanery
- conspiracy theory
- conspirator
- entrap
- entrapment
- hatch
- have a card upyoursleeveidiom
- plot
- plotter
- pretextual
- put-up job
- scheme
- setsomethingup
- snare
- sting
- trap
Phrasal verb
conspire againstsomething