collude

1. V-RECIP If one person colludes with another, they cooperate with them secretly or illegally. (秘密或非法地) 串通[表不满]

Several local officials are in jail on charges of colluding with the Mafia. 几位地方官员因涉嫌串通黑手党而锒铛入狱。

We all colluded in the myth of him as the swanky businessman. 我们所有人串通一气，把他神化为一流的商人。