conniving

英 [kəˈnaɪvɪŋ]

美 [kəˈnaɪvɪŋ]

adj.  暗算他人的; 故意纵容的
v.  纵容; 默许; 放任; 共谋; 狼狈为奸; 同流合污
connive的现在分词

COCA.33065

牛津词典

adj.

• 暗算他人的；故意纵容的
  behaving in a way that secretly hurts others or deliberately fails to prevent others from being hurt

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 惯使阴谋的;狡诈的
  If you describe someone asconniving, you mean you dislike them because they make secret plans in order to get things for themselves or harm other people.
  1. Edith was seen as a conniving, greedy woman.
     人们认为伊迪丝是一个诡计多端的贪婪女人。

英英释义

adj

• used of persons
  1. the most calculating and selfish men in the community
  Synonym:calculatingcalculativeschemingshrewd
• acting together in secret toward a fraudulent or illegal end
  Synonym:collusive

双语例句

• He suspected elements within the South African government were conniving at the disturbances to try to weaken the ANC
  他怀疑南非政府内有一帮人纵容这些骚乱的发生，企图削弱非国大。
• For One-Man Company system, many countries in the world all experienced the process, from understanding and rejecting, conniving to the formal lawmaking to accept that system.
  对于一人公司制度，世界各国均经历了认识、排斥、默许到正式立法接受该制度，这样一个过程。
• However, this could not become our excuse of conniving evil or giving up goodness.
  但这并不能成为我们纵容恶、荒废善的理由。
• While the essence of multiculturalism is conniving and solidifying the difference of diverse cultures, which may triggers the risk of radicalization of Muslims of the UK.
  不过，多元文化主义的实质是对不同文化间差异的默许和固化，这导致英国本土面临着穆斯林激进化的风险。
• Pigs are far too naive to put up with the conniving snakes and should do whatever is necessary to avoid them.
  太过天真的肖猪者受不了奸诈的肖蛇者，所以尽可能离他们越远越好。
• The customs officer was imprisoned for conniving at the importation of cocain, concealed in cargo.
  该海关官员因纵容藏在货物中的***入境而被监禁。
• Predilection towards children is conniving them, which is adverse for their growth.
  回护孩子等于纵容孩子，这样做不利于孩子的成长。
• He accused ministers of conniving with foreign companies to tear up employment rights
  他指责部长们与外国公司串通一气损害就业权。
• In the latter days of apartheid in South Africa, it seemed paradoxical that leading South African companies were actively conniving at its downfall with exiled revolutionaries.
  在南非种族隔离时期的后半段，南非主要企业积极与流亡海外的革命者合谋推翻该制度&这一事实似乎有些荒谬。
• Guards were suspected of conniving at the prisoner's escape.
  警卫人员有纵容犯人越狱的嫌疑。