conspiracy of silence

1. Detectives have run into a conspiracy of silence in the tight-knit communities of the peninsula.
   侦探们犯了难，半岛上各个群体抱成一团，达成了保持缄默的密约。
2. I wondered if a conspiracy of silence had developed: I wouldn't say anything about my secret therapy sessions, and they kept quiet as well.
   我不知道我们是不是形成了一种默契：我从不提我秘密治疗的任何事情，他们也始终保持沉默。
3. Conspiracy of Silence proved, beyond doubt, that the essential points I had stressed in the book ( and more) were all true.
   保持缄默的协定证实了，毋庸置疑，我在书中（和更多）强调的重点都是真实的。
4. Messages were delivered in no uncertain terms from key politicians involved in the cable TV battle, that if the conspiracy of silence were shown on the discovery channel as planned, then the industry would probably lose the debate.
   来自卷入有线电视战中的主要政客信息将被用不确定的方式传达，如果保持缄默的协定在探索频道按计划播出，那么产业将可能失去争论。
5. A conspiracy of silence veiling it.
   一张保持缄默的协定掩饰了它。
6. It was this conspiracy of silence and inertia which enraged Powell and much of the public.
   正是这种沉默的阴谋和惯性而被激怒的鲍威尔和很多的公众的利益。

noun

1. a conspiracy not to talk about some situation or event
   1. there was a conspiracy of silence about police brutality