Word · Frequency #20412
collude
共谋；串通；勾结
to secretly work together with others to deceive people or to do something illegal
- 1.
to act in concert with; to conspire.
共谋；串通；勾结。
共谋；串通；勾结。；共谋；串通；勾结
In use
The children colluded to hide the broken vase from their parents.
The roommates colluded with each other to tell the landlord the window was already broken.
The coworkers were caught colluding to take an extra-long break.
collude with sb
collude 是不及物动词，接对象时需加介词 with。
He was suspected of colluding with a rival firm.
他被怀疑与竞争对手公司串通。
collude to do sth
不定式说明串通后试图达到的目的。
The directors colluded to inflate the company's profits.
董事们串通虚增公司利润。
collude in doing sth
in doing sth 表示共同参与某项不正当行为。
Several officials colluded in rigging the bid.
几名官员串通操纵投标。
Verb forms
base collude · third person colludes · -ing colluding · past colluded · past participle colluded
动词，意为共谋、串通；通常带贬义，常与 with 搭配。
Common mistakes
He colluded his business partner to cheat customers.He colluded with his business partner to cheat customers.
collude 是不及物动词，表示“与某人勾结”时须用介词 with，不能像汉语“勾结某人”那样直接接宾语。
The two companies were in collude.The two companies were in collusion.
collude 是动词，不能用在介词 in 后面；表示“勾结”这一状态时应使用名词 collusion。
Connections
Collocations
- collude with
- 与…勾结；和…串通
- The two companies colluded with each other to fix prices.这两家公司相互勾结，操纵价格。
- collude to do something
- 合谋做某事；串通做某事
- The officials colluded to hide the truth from the public.官员们合谋向公众隐瞒真相。
- collude in something
- 参与…的共谋；串通参与…
- They colluded in the fraud for years.他们多年来合谋参与诈骗。
- secretly collude
- 暗中勾结；秘密串通
- The two groups secretly colluded against their rivals.这两个团体暗中勾结，联手对付对手。
- accused of colluding
- 被指控串通
- Several executives were accused of colluding to set prices.几名高管被指控串通定价。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：单词里两个 l 并肩而立，像两人偷偷凑在一起共谋——collude 就是‘勾结、串通’。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、法律或政治语境 该词多用于正式或书面语境，常见于新闻报道、法律或政治讨论，日常口语中较少使用；通常带有‘秘密合谋’的消极含义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: allude, conclude, exclude, include, and intrude all end with the same /uːd/ sound as collude, so they rhyme. Watch out for prelude: it is spelled with the same -lude ending, but it is pronounced /ˈpreɪljuːd/ with stress on the first syllable, so it sounds different.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.