(1) conspire against, intrigue against, plot against意思均是“与他人密谋或勾结一起反对(某人、国家等)”。
- A group of men were charged with conspiring against the duly elected government.
一些人被指控密谋反对合法选举的政府。 - The men were imprisoned for intriguing/plotting against the government.
这些人因密谋反对政府而被囚禁。
(2) connive with, conspire with, intrigue with, plot with均表示“与(某人)勾结在一起,与(某人)密谋(意图做某事)”,可以换用。
- The thieves connived/conspired/intrigued/plotted with the security guards to rob the bank.
这些窃贼与保安人员勾结以抢劫银行。 - Politicians intrigue with each other all the time to get what they want.
政客们总是互相勾结以图得到他们想要的东西。