connive

• 指秘密串通、合谋，尤指与某人勾结从事不诚实或非法行为；也指对错误行为纵容、默许。

A verb used to indicate secretly cooperating or conspiring with someone to do something dishonest or illegal.

1. Secretly cooperate or plotC1formal

   To secretly work together with someone to do something dishonest or illegal.

   暗中勾结

   • The two officials connived to embezzle public funds.
   • They connived with the enemy to overthrow the government.
   • The employees connived to hide the accounting errors from the auditors.

   同义词colludecomplotconspireintriguemachinateplotscheme

2. Tacitly allow wrongdoingC1formal

   To deliberately ignore or give silent approval to something wrong or illegal.

   纵容

   • The manager connived at the staff's frequent absences.
   • The police were accused of conniving at the illegal gambling operation.
   • By not reporting the violation, she effectively connived in the crime.

   同义词condoneignoreoverlooktolerateturn a blind eyewink at

   反义词condemndisallowforbidopposepreventprohibit

短语动词变体connive at