connive
柯林斯词典
1. V-RECIP If one person connives with another to do something, they secretly try to achieve something which will benefit both of them. 共谋[表不满]
He accused them of conniving with foreign companies to weaken employment rights. 他指控他们与外国公司共谋来削弱雇用权。
Senior politicians connived to ensure that he was not released. 资深政客们共谋以确保他不被获释。
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connive /kəˈnaɪv/ (conniving,connived,connives)
剑桥词典
- to plan secretly and dishonestly for something to happen that will be to your advantage
密谋；搞阴谋
Officials were accused of conniving with the company in the supply of arms to Sierra Leone. 官员们被指控与该公司串通为塞拉利昂提供武器。
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] They connived to break the school rules at every opportunity . 他们一有机会就密谋违反校规。
to allow something bad to happen although you know about it
纵容；放任；默许
She had murdered or connived at the murder of one of her lovers . 她谋杀或者默许他人谋杀了她的一个情人。
He called for an independent investigation to find out whether corrupt officials are being bribed to connive in shoddy construction . 他要求调查腐败官员是否接受了贿赂而对质量低劣的建筑工程听之任之。 返回 connive