conniving

• 形容一个人狡猾、阴险，为达到自己的目的不惜欺骗他人。

Describes a person who is scheming, cunning, and willing to deceive others to achieve their own goals.

1. Secretly plottingC1formal

   Acting together in a secret or underhanded way to achieve something dishonest or illegal.

   暗中串通的

   • The conniving employees were caught stealing from the company.
   • She had a conniving look in her eyes as she whispered to her partner.
   • The conniving politician was exposed for his corrupt dealings.

   同义词calculatingcunningdeviousintriguingschemingunderhanded

   反义词guilelesshonestingenuousopenstraightforward

2. Deceitful or schemingC1formal

   Describing a person who is cunning and manipulative, often for personal gain.

   阴险狡诈

   • He is a conniving individual who will do anything to get ahead.
   • The conniving villain in the movie tricked everyone.
   • Her conniving nature made it hard for others to trust her.

   同义词calculatingcraftycunningdeceitfuldeviousmanipulativeschemingslyunderhandedwily

   反义词directforthrightguilelesshonestsincerestraightforwardtrustworthy

• 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