LET/ALLOWa conniving person secretly tries to gain something or harm someone – used to show disapproval 密谋的,串通的〔含贬义〕
Examples from the Corpus
conniving• Fourthly, Hopkins was a connivingpriest, a possible Templar, with an open distaste for our King.• Whitaker and Givens give the proceedings a much needed lift and the latter shows promise and the connivingseductress.• The main character, Fleur, is a conniving woman who will do almost anything to defeat her rivals.