conspiring(动词 conspire 的现在分词/动名词):密谋;共谋;(多人)暗中策划做坏事或非法之事。也可引申为“(事态)仿佛在合力促成某结果”(较文学/修辞用法)。
/kənˈspaɪərɪŋ/
They were conspiring to cheat on the test.
他们在密谋考试作弊。
Behind closed doors, several officials were conspiring to undermine the reform, using leaked rumors to turn the public against it.
在紧闭的门后,几名官员正密谋破坏改革,通过泄露谣言来煽动公众反对。
来自拉丁语 conspirare,由 con-(“一起”)+ spirare(“呼吸”)组成,原意有“共同呼吸、同声相应”的意思,后来引申为“同谋、串通”,强调多人暗中协调一致。