connived
v. 密谋 ( connive的过去式和过去分词 ); 搞阴谋; 默许; 纵容
If one person connives with another to do something, they secretly try to achieve something which will benefit both of them.
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。
Senior politicians connived to ensure that he was not released.
几位资深政治家串通起来确保他不会获释。
If you say that someone connives at something or connives in something, you are critical of them because they allow or help it to happen even though they know that it is wrong and that they ought to prevent it.
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。
To buy things cheaply from a poor country is to connive in its poverty.
低价从贫穷国家采购是加重其贫穷的不义之举。
Senior politicians connived to ensure that he was not released.
几位资深政治家串通起来确保他不会获释。
The jailer connived at the escape from prison.
狱吏纵容犯人的逃狱.
They connived to kill him.
他们共谋要杀害他.
The dealers connived with customs officials to bring in narcotics.
商人勾结海关人走私毒品.
He connived at letting the prisoner escape from prison.
他纵容那个囚犯越狱.