conspiracy
noun [ C or U ] uk/kənˈspɪr.ə.si/ us/kənˈspɪr.ə.si/
阴谋;密谋;谋划
the activity of secretly planning with other people to do something bad or illegal
The three men are accused of conspiracy. 这3人被指控图谋不轨。
[ + to infinitive ] She has been charged with conspiracy to murder. 她被指控策划谋杀。
I think there was a conspiracy to keep me off the committee. 我想有人搞阴谋不让我参加委员会。
conspiracy of silence 保持缄默的密约
a general agreement to keep silent about a subject for the purpose of keeping it secret
The conspiracy of silence around these buried munitions endangered public health.
Many of the witnesses joined in a conspiracy of silence.
Nobody was talking about the problems in our family and I was determined to break the conspiracy of silence.
We felt there had been a conspiracy of silence between the government and the nuclear industry.
Detectives arrived on the island only to find a conspiracy of silence surrounding the murder.
- More examples
- 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.