to plan secretly and dishonestly for something to happen that will be to your advantage

Officials were accused of conniving with the company in the supply of arms to Sierra Leone. 官员们被指控与该公司串通为塞拉利昂提供武器。

[ + to infinitive ] They connived to break the school rules at every opportunity. 他们一有机会就密谋违反校规。

to allow something bad to happen although you know about it

She had murdered or connived at the murder of one of her lovers. 她谋杀或者默许他人谋杀了她的一个情人。

He called for an independent investigation to find out whether corrupt officials are being bribed to connive in shoddy construction. 他要求调查腐败官员是否接受了贿赂而对质量低劣的建筑工程听之任之。