单词 | connive |
释义 | con·nive ![]() intr.v. con·nived, con·niv·ing, con·nives 1. To cooperate secretly in an illegal or wrongful action; collude: The dealers connived with customs officials to bring in narcotics. 2. To scheme; plot. 3. To feign ignorance of or fail to take measures against a wrong, thus implying tacit encouragement or consent: The guards were suspected of conniving at the prisoner's escape. [Latin cōnīvēre, connīvēre, to close the eyes.] con·niver n. con·niver·y n. |
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