connive
柯林斯詞典
1. V-RECIP If one person connives with another to do something, they secretly try to achieve something which will benefit both of them. 共謀[表不滿]
He accused them of conniving with foreign companies to weaken employment rights. 他指控他們與外國公司共謀來削弱雇用權(quán)。
Senior politicians connived to ensure that he was not released. 資深政客們共謀以確保他不被獲釋。
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connive /k??na?v/ (conniving,connived,connives)
劍橋詞典
- to plan secretly and dishonestly for something to happen that will be to your advantage
密謀；搞隂謀
Officials were accused of conniving with the company in the supply of arms to Sierra Leone. 官員們被指控與該公司串通爲(wèi)塞拉利昂提供武器。
[ 動(dòng)詞後麪接一個(gè)帶to的不定式 ] They connived to break the school rules at every opportunity . 他們一有機(jī)會就密謀違反校槼。
to allow something bad to happen although you know about it
縱容；放任；默許
She had murdered or connived at the murder of one of her lovers . 她謀殺或者默許他人謀殺了她的一個(gè)情人。
He called for an independent investigation to find out whether corrupt officials are being bribed to connive in shoddy construction . 他要求調(diào)查腐敗官員是否接受了賄賂而對質(zhì)量低劣的建築工程聽之任之。 返回 connive