| 单词 | collusion |
| 释义 | collusion (once / 5727 pages) n If you are making secret agreements with someone, then you are in collusion with them. Every time gas prices jump, consumers suspect the gas station owners of collusion and price fixing. The noun collusion almost always implies that plans are being made because of some nefarious, most likely illegal, purpose. An art thief could be in collusion with a museum director to steal a famous painting from an art museum. Things get sticky when there is collusion between government and business, between union and management, or between your siblings. WORD FAMILYcollusion: collusions+/collude: colluded, colludes, colluding, collusion, collusive/collusive: collusively USAGE EXAMPLESThe president-elect described the freeze as part of a broader effort to “cleanup the corruption and special interest collusion in Washington, DC.” Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Will this collusion continue if, suddenly, the risks seem high? Slate(Dec 30, 2016) The students were abducted and presumably killed by drug gangsters in collusion with police officers. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1n secret agreement Hyper agreement, arrangement the thing arranged or agreed to 2n agreement on a secret plot Syn|Hypo|Hyper connivance cahoot collusion agreement the verbal act of agreeing |
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