connive

🇺🇸 /kəˈnaɪv/ 🇬🇧 /kəˈnaɪv/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
intransitive verb
R

to not stop something bad from happening, even though you know about it

She knew that if she said nothing she would be conniving in an injustice.

如果她什麼都不說,她就是在默許不公正。

R

to secretly help someone do something wrong or illegal

The government was accused of having connived with the security forces to permit murder.

政府被指控與安全部隊串通,允許謀殺。

translation

vi. 徇私, 串通

詞形變化

3rd Present connives
Past connived
Perfect connived
Progressive conniving