“串通”常见的英文表达有 collude、conspire 或 collaborate(在表示不正当合作时) ,具体用法如下:
collude: 指秘密地、不诚实地勾结或合谋,通常带有贬义,强调为了非法或不正当的目的而暗中勾结。
例句:The two companies were found to have colluded to fix prices.(发现这两家公司串通一气操纵价格 。)
conspire: 强调共同策划、密谋做某事,常指为了达到某种非法、不道德或有害的目的而秘密策划,语气比collude稍强。
例句:They conspired to overthrow the government.(他们密谋推翻政府。 )
collaborate: 本身有“合作;协作”之意,当表示负面含义的“串通”时,通常与介词with连用,指与敌人或对手不正当合作。
例句:He was accused of collaborating with the enemy during the war.(他被指控在战争期间与敌人串通。 )