connive
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con·nive /kəˈnaɪv/ verb [intransitive] 1 LET/ALLOWto not try to stop something wrong from happening 放任，纵容，默许〔错误的事情〕connive at He would not be the first politician to connive at a shady business deal. 他不会是第一个默许不正当商业交易的政客。2 connive (with somebody) to do something PLANto work secretly with someone to achieve something, especially something wrong （与某人）秘密合谋[串通]做某事 SYN conspire They connived with their mother to deceive me. 他们与他们的母亲串通来骗我。 —connivance noun [uncountable] We could not have escaped without the connivance of the guards. 如果不是警卫默许，我们是逃不出来的。→ See Verb table
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connive• Would the brother connive at it?• The problem remains of how to get the existing parliament to connive at its own demise.Origin connive (1600-1700) French conniver, from Latin connivere “to close the eyes, connive”con·nive verbChineseSyllable
to not something from stop happening to Corpus wrong try
connive
con‧nive /kəˈnaɪv/
verb [intransitive]
connive at
He would not be the first politician to connive at a shady business deal.
2. connive (with somebody) to do something to work secretly with someone to achieve something, especially something wrong
SYN conspire:
They connived with their mother to deceive me.
—connivance noun [uncountable]:
We could not have escaped without the connivance of the guards.
con‧nive /kəˈnaɪv/
verb [intransitive] Date: 1600-1700
Language: French
Origin: conniver, from Latin connivere 'to close the eyes, connive'
1. to not try to stop something wrong from happeningLanguage: French
Origin: conniver, from Latin connivere 'to close the eyes, connive'
connive at
2. connive (with somebody) to do something to work secretly with someone to achieve something, especially something wrong
SYN conspire:
—connivance noun [uncountable]: