conspiracy

柯林斯詞典

1. N-VAR Conspiracy is secret planning by a group of people to do something illegal. 合謀
Seven men, all from North Carolina, admitted conspiracy to commit arson. 全都來自于北卡羅來納州的七名男子承認(rèn)了合謀縱火。
2. N-COUNT A conspiracy is an agreement between a group of people which other people think is wrong or is likely to be harmful. 陰謀
It's all part of a conspiracy to dispense with the town centre all together and move everything out to the suburbs. 這全都屬于一個(gè)陰謀，以徹底放棄市中心而把一切搬到郊區(qū)。

They are both charged with conspiracy to defraud an insurance company of $20 000.
It's all part of a conspiracy to keep women down.
He believes there is a right-wing conspiracy organized by the CIA and the military-industrial complex to maneuver the country into another war .
The tape recordings provided prosecutors with the smoking gun they needed to prove he'd been involved in the conspiracy.