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(guó)公司共謀來(lái)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;搞陰謀
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為塞拉利昂提供武器。
[ 動(dòng)詞后面接一個(gè)帶to的不定式 ] They connived to break the school rules at every opportunity . 他們一有機(jī)會(huì)就密謀違反校規(guī)。
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(duì)質(zhì)量低劣的建筑工程聽之任之。 返回 connive