Word of the Day : September 20, 2021
collude
密谋；共谋
verb kuh-LOOD
What It Means
Collude means "to conspire or plot."
collude 意思是图谋，布局
Examples
The two companies had colluded to keep prices high.
两家公司串通一气，将价格维持在高位。
"Seven … maintenance managers were federally charged … with bilking the transit agency out of hundreds of thousands of dollars by colluding with vendors to charge for goods that were never provided and pocketing the proceeds." — Thomas Fitzgerald and Jeremy Roebuck, The Philadelphia Inquirer, 12 Aug. 2021
“七名……维修管理人被联邦政府指控……通过与供应商串通对从未收取的货物收费，从运输机构中骗取数十万美元，并将其中饱私囊。”
Did You Know?
The Latin prefix col-, meaning "together," and the verb ludere, "to play," come together to form collude. The related noun collusion has the specific meaning "secret agreement or cooperation." Despite their playful history, collude and collusion have always suggested deceit or trickery rather than good-natured fun.
拉丁前缀 col- 意为“together「在一起」”，与动词 ludere 意为“to play「玩耍」”，组合在一起形成collude。 相关名词 collusion 具有“secret agreement or cooperation「秘密协议或秘密合作」”的特定含义。 尽管他们有着有趣的历史，collude and collusion 总是暗示着欺诈或诡计，而不是友善的。
Quiz
Fill in the blanks to complete a synonym of collude: ma _ h _ n _ _ e.
machinate「策划；图谋」
