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

• The theory sounds quite conniving.
  这种说法听起来很有说服力。（分词）
• 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。
• Jennifer: Well, you're sneaky, conniving, cold blooded
  珍妮花：呃，你狡猾、城府很深、冷血
• 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。
• 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。
• The general is accused of conniving in a plot to topple the government.
  将军被指控纵容一个颠覆政府的阴谋。
• 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。
• Yet by turning a blind eye to the needs of struggling entrepreneurs, the town is conniving in their declining fortunes.
  然而这个城市无视艰难挣扎的创业者的需要，任由他们的财富不断缩水。
• Adding crime of shielding or conniving terroristic organization is not only the need of our present situation of countertenor, but also the need of tight and balance criminal legislation.
  在刑法中增设国家机关工作人员包庇、纵容恐怖活动组织罪，既是我国反恐现状的需要，也是严密和平衡我国刑事立法的需要。
• Tommy: After all, you're a conniving, backstabbing, two-bit thief.
  汤米：毕竟，你是一个狡猾、偷鸡摸狗的下流小偷。