Connive
[kə'naɪv]
解釋/意思:
(v. i.) To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink.
(v. i.) To close the eyes upon a fault; to wink (at); to fail or forbear by intention to discover an act; to permit a proceeding, as if not aware of it; -- usually followed by at.
(v. t.) To shut the eyes to; to overlook; to pretend not to see.
整理:莫顿
同義詞及反義詞:
SYN:Wink, pretermit, pass, overlook
ANT:Notice, visit, censure, investigate
埃德蒙手打
解釋/意思:
v.i. to wink at a fault: to take no notice: to have a private understanding.—ns. Conniv′ance Conniv′ancy Conniv′ence Conniv′ency.—adj. Conniv′ent.—n. Conniv′er.
安娜校對
例句/造句/用法:
- Thou must connive at her escape, Malvoisin, and I will transport her to some place of greater security and secrecy. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Had her father, out of a natural love for his son, connived at any-- 'Oh! 伊莉莎白·蓋斯凱爾. 南方與北方.
- Come with us, Sola; we might go without you, but your fate would be terrible if they thought you had connived to aid us. 愛德格·賴斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
- Haley saw that I hesitated about selling this child, and he'll think I connived at it, to get him out of the way. 哈麗葉特·比切·斯托. 湯姆叔叔的小屋.
- She bowed her head, vanishing from him under her conniving hat-brim. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- In the former event, if I remained silent, I should be conniving at a marriage which would make her miserable for life. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
整理:莱斯利