Word
conniving
/kəˈnaɪvɪŋ/
verb
暗中策划;勾结
核心释义
to secretly plan or cooperate to do something illegal or harmful
密谋 ( connive的现在分词 ); 搞阴谋; 默许; 纵容
用法In use
Two employees were conniving with a supplier to inflate the invoices.
用法提示:conniving with 构成过去进行时,表示与某人暗中勾结、密谋。
She is conniving with her neighbor to start a secret online store.
用法提示:conniving with 构成现在进行时,突出正在暗中合作策划。
He was fired for conniving with rival companies to share private customer data.
用法提示:for conniving 是介词后接动名词形式,表示因密谋或勾结某事而受罚。
Verb forms
base connive · third person connives · -ing conniving · past connived · past participle connived
规则动词,原形为 connive,-ing 形式为 conniving,过去式和过去分词均为 connived。
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
conniving 是动词 connive 的现在分词/动名词形式,用于进行时或作名词性成分。
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