Word · Frequency #20771
connive
共谋;密谋
核心释义
To secretly cooperate with others in order to commit a crime or wrongdoing; to collude or conspire.
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与他人秘密合作以实施犯罪或不法行为;共谋,同谋。
To secretly cooperate with other people in order to commit a crime or other wrongdoing; to collude, to conspire.
与他人秘密合作以实施犯罪或不法行为;共谋,同谋。;默许;共谋;纵容;[法] 默许;纵容
用法In use
The manager connived at the employee's frequent absences.
用法提示:动词 connive 与 at 连用,表示纵容或默许不当行为。
They connived with a competitor to fix prices.
用法提示:动词 connive 与 with 连用,表示共谋或合谋。
The two friends connived to surprise their teacher.
用法提示:动词 connive 接不定式,表示秘密策划(通常为非犯罪目的)。
connive to do sth
表示密谋做某事,通常指非法或不道德的事。
They connived to overthrow the government.
他们密谋推翻政府。
connive at sth
表示纵容或默许某错误行为。
The officials connived at the illegal operation.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- connive with
- 与…共谋;与…勾结
- The corrupt police officers connived with the drug dealers.腐败的警察与毒贩勾结。
- connive to [do something]
- 密谋做…
- The committee members connived to hide the truth.委员会成员密谋隐瞒真相。
- connive together
- 合谋;串通
- The two executives connived together to mislead shareholders.两位高管合谋误导股东。
- connive in
- 参与…的合谋;共谋
- He connived in the scheme to evade taxes.他参与了逃税计划的合谋。
- connive against
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 connive 开头的 con 想成“共同”,想象同伙挤眉弄眼凑在一起密谋干坏事。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:法律语境、正式书面报道 connive 多用于正式或书面语境,通常指秘密合作进行非法或不正当行为,在日常口语中比较少见。
语法说明Grammar Note
不及物动词,常与介词 at 或 with 连用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 connive 一样以 /naɪv/ 结尾,重读音节相同,因此押韵:alive, arrive, contrive, derive, survive。注意不要被拼写误导:live(动词 /lɪv/)、give /ɡɪv/ 等也以 -ive 结尾,但发音是 /ɪv/,与 connive 不押韵。
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