collude
UK/kə'lu:d/US/kә'lu:d/
GREC2
释义
v.
To cooperate secretly and dishonestly in order to deceive or cheat others.
密谋,共谋,串通(暗中不诚实地合作以欺骗他人)。
词根拆分
词根派生col-/con-(一起)+ lude(玩)=「一起做游戏」——但是暗中的、不正当的、坑别人的。拉丁 colludere 字面就是「一起玩」,本身已含「串通好的把戏」之意。两家公司 collude 操纵价格;官员 collude 压下一份报告。常带 with 或 in。
词根 lud 还连着 22 个词常用搭配
- 1.collude with与……串通
- 2.collude to串通做……
- 3.collude in参与共谋
例句
- 1.
Several banks were accused of colluding to rig interest rates.
数家银行被指控串通操纵利率。
- 2.
He colluded with the contractor to inflate the invoices.
他与承包商串通虚增发票金额。
- 3.
There is no evidence that the officials colluded in the cover-up.
没有证据表明这些官员参与了这场掩盖的共谋。
易混词辨析
collude 和 conspire:都是为不正当目的暗中合作。conspire 更宽泛、更重,常指策划严重犯罪(conspire to commit murder,密谋杀人)。collude 更窄,多指在某体系内作弊、欺诈、操纵(collude to fix prices),常见于法律和商业语境。