con·spire/kən`spaɪr; kənˈspaɪə/ v [I] 1 to secretly plan with other people to do something harmful or illegal 密谋; 共谋: The four men had conspired to rob a bank. 这四个男人密谋抢劫一家银行。 2formal to happen at the same time and have a bad result 【正式】 同时发生〔而导致不良后果〕: conspire to do sth Events conspired to make sure he lost the election. 种种事件凑在一起发生，使他肯定在选举中落败。