单词 | connive |
释义 | connive connive /kəˈnaɪv/ verb [I] ↑Verb Endings for connive F0 to plan secretly and dishonestly for something to happen that will be to your advantage: » Civil servants and ministers were accused of conniving with the company in the supply of arms to Sierra Leone.» [+ to infinitive] They connived to break the school rules at every opportunity.Thesaurus+: ↑Plotting and trapping , ↑Planning, expecting and arranging , ↑Cheating and trickingF0 to allow something bad to happen although you know about it: » She had murdered or connived at the murder of one of her lovers.» He called for checks to discover whether corrupt officials are being bribed to connive in shoddy construction.Thesaurus+: ↑Allowing and permitting |
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