汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 里应外合
里应外合 (裡應外合)
to coordinate outside and inside offensives (idiom) / (fig.) to act together
应 Respond / 合 Cooperate / Attack from the outside and respond from the inside
外面攻打,里面接应。
() lǐ () yīng/yìng wài hé/gě
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

如果没有强大的内心与之里应外合,就会被外在所控制。

But if our inner-self is not strong enough to interact with the outer means, we will lose control of ourselves.

雷·布雷斯林:要越狱需要具备三个条件,熟悉监狱布局,摸清日常规律,还得有里应外合

Ray Breslin:Any break requires three things, knowing the layout, understanding the routine, and help from outside or in.

被告利用他们在公司里的内部渠道得到了这些敏感信息,这与偷盗团伙里应外合盗窃银行金库没什么两样。

The defendants took advantage of an insider's access to sensitive information in much the same way that a gang of thieves might get the combination to the bank vault from an insider.