| 词汇 | conspiracy of silence |
| 释义 | conspiracy of silence phrase 保持缄默的密约 a general agreement to keep silent about a subject for the purpose of keeping it secret The conspiracy of silence around these buried munitions endangered public health. Many of the witnesses joined in a conspiracy of silence. Nobody was talking about the problems in our family and I was determined to break the conspiracy of silence. We felt there had been a conspiracy of silence between the government and the nuclear industry. Detectives arrived on the island only to find a conspiracy of silence surrounding the murder. See also: conspiracy |
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