collusion
UK/kə'lu:ʒn/US/kә'lu:ʃәn/
TOEFLC2
释义
n.
Secret cooperation or agreement in order to deceive, cheat, or do something illegal.
共谋,勾结,串通。
词根拆分
词根派生col-/con-(一起)+ lus(玩,过去分词词干)+ -ion(行为)=「暗中一起玩的把戏」。collude 的名词,常见于法律和商业——acting in collusion(串通行事)、price collusion(价格串通)。「一起坑别人」的歪意已嵌入其中。
词根 lud 还连着 22 个词常用搭配
- 1.in collusion with与……串通
- 2.price collusion价格串通
- 3.evidence of collusion串通的证据
例句
- 1.
The companies were fined for collusion in setting prices.
这些公司因串通定价被罚款。
- 2.
Investigators found no evidence of collusion between the parties.
调查人员未发现各方之间存在串通的证据。
- 3.
The fraud was carried out in collusion with a bank insider.
这起欺诈是与一名银行内部人员串通进行的。