The conniving politician secretly plotted against his rivals.
这个纵容的政治家秘密地密谋对付他的对手。
The conniving fox tricked the crow into dropping its cheese.
狡猾的狐狸骗乌鸦把奶酪掉了下来。
In the play, a conniving servant plots against the king.
剧中，一个诡计多端的仆人密谋对付国王。
She was accused of conniving with her brother to hide the cookies.
她被指控与哥哥串通把饼干藏了起来。
What is the best synonym for “conniving” in the following context? Despite his friendly demeanor, Jake was often seen as a conniving coworker, always looking for ways to undermine his colleagues.
D — scheming. “conniving” means adj. scheming; plotting; conspiring
The ______ villain plotted secretly to steal his own brother's fortune.
A — conniving. “conniving” means adj. scheming; plotting; conspiring
conniving — adj. scheming; plotting; conspiring. In Chinese: 纵容的；默许的.
conniving is pronounced /kəˈnaɪvɪŋ/. It breaks into 3 syllables: con · niv · ing.
“conniving” means scheming; plotting; conspiring. Examples: (1) The conniving politician secretly plotted against his rivals. (2) The conniving fox tricked the crow into dropping its cheese. (3) In the play, a conniving servant plots against the king. (4) She was accused of conniving with her brother to hide the cookies.
scheming, conspiring — all close in meaning to conniving (adj. scheming; plotting; conspiring).
Yes. conniving appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
con (together) + niving (nive- wink, secretly signal) → conspire, collude.