cabal

英 [kəˈbæl]

美 [kəˈbæl]

n.  政治阴谋小集团

复数：cabals　现在分词：caballing　过去式：caballed　第三人称单数：cabals　过去分词：caballed　

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BNC.33672 / COCA.23307

牛津词典

noun

• 政治阴谋小集团
  a small group of people who are involved in secret plans to get political power

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 阴谋小集团;秘密团体
  If you refer to a group of politicians or other people as acabal, you are criticizing them because they meet and decide things secretly.
  1. He had been chosen by a cabal of fellow senators.
     他已被一个由一些参议员同仁组成的小集团选中。
  2. ...a secret government cabal.
     秘密的政府阴谋集团

英英释义

noun

• a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
  Synonym:conspiracy
• a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
  Synonym:factionjuntocamarilla

verb

• engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together
  1. They conspired to overthrow the government
  Synonym:conspirecomplotconjuremachinate

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