Word · Frequency #20771
conniving
共谋；密谋
conniving is the present participle of connive.
To secretly cooperate with others in order to commit a crime or wrongdoing; to collude or conspire.
- 1.
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。
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
In use
The manager connived at the employee's frequent absences.
They connived with a competitor to fix prices.
The two friends connived to surprise their teacher.
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.
官员们默许了非法行动。
connive with sb
表示与某人合谋。
He connived with his colleagues to cheat on the exam.
Connections
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
- 密谋反对…
- Several officers connived against the general.几名军官密谋反对将军。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
不及物动词，常与介词 at 或 with 连用。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.