词组 | conspiracy |
释义 | conspiracy /kənˈspɪrəsi/ noun (plural conspiracies) a secret plan made with other people to do something harmful or illegaladjectivesa political conspiracy Were the killings part of a political conspiracy?a criminal conspiracy There was no evidence of a criminal conspiracy between them.an international/worldwide/global conspiracy Some people believe there is a worldwide conspiracy to keep fuel prices high.an alleged conspiracy (=that people say exists but has not been proved) The police want to speak to him about an alleged conspiracy to commit fraud.a grand/great conspiracy (=involving many people) He claims there was a grand conspiracy to kill the president.verbsbe part of a conspiracy also be involved in a conspiracy The minister was part of a conspiracy to cover up the truth.be charged with conspiracy (=be formally accused of it) The women were charged with conspiracy to supply drugs.be convicted of conspiracy (=be found guilty of it in a court) He was convicted of conspiracy to carry out terrorist attacks.uncover/discover/expose a conspiracy (=find out about it) Journalists realized that they had uncovered a conspiracy and published their story.hatch a conspiracy (=develop one) They hatched a conspiracy to cheat the public.conspiracy + nounsa conspiracy charge also a charge of conspiracy Three men have been convicted on fraud and conspiracy charges.a conspiracy theory (=a belief by a number of people that something is the result of a conspiracy) President Kennedy’s assassination inspired a lot of conspiracy theories.a conspiracy theorist (=someone who believes in a particular conspiracy) Conspiracy theorists believe that the princess’s death was not an accident.prepositionsa conspiracy against sb He believed his opponents were involved in a conspiracy against him.a conspiracy between people/groups She alleged that there was a conspiracy between the police and the politicians.phrasesa conspiracy of silence (=a refusal to give information about something bad that has been done) The press knows nothing because there is a conspiracy of silence within government. |
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