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| | VERB | | | /kəˈnaɪv/ | | | | 1 | to plan secretly , especially to do something that is illegal or immoral 密谋;搞阴谋 | connive (with sb) to do sth The officials allegedly connived to take public funds for personal use. 据称,官员们密谋挪用公款以供私用。 | | | | 2 | to ignore behaviour or an activity that is wrong , or do nothing to stop it , so that you seem to approve of it 默许;纵容 | +at Such crimes are common and are often connived at by the legal system. 这样的罪行司空见惯,并且常常得到司法系统的默许。 | | | | DERIVED WORD | connivance noun singular/U | | | |