conspiracy
noun
kənˈspɪrəsi
noun
1
a
secret
plan
made
by
two
or
more
people
to
do
something
that
is
harmful
or
illegal
密谋，阴谋;
conspiracy
to
do
sth
He
was
charged
with
conspiracy
to
commit
criminal
damage.
他被指控密谋进行刑事破坏活动。
[+
against
]
a
conspiracy
against
the
government
反对政府的阴谋
There
were
many
conspiracy
theories
(=beliefs
that
something
is
the
result
of
a
conspiracy)
surrounding
Princess
Diana’s
death.
围绕戴安娜王妃之死有许多阴谋论。
2
conspiracy of silence
2.
an
agreement
not
to
talk
about
something,
even
though
it
should
not
be
a
secret
〔对不该保密的事〕缄默不谈的密约
There’s
often
a
conspiracy
of
silence
surrounding
bullying
in
schools.
关于学校里恃强凌弱的行为往往有不公开讨论的约定。