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conspire against something
phrasal verb with conspireverb[ I ]uk /kənˈspaɪər/ us /kənˈspaɪr/
(alsoconspire to do something)
If events or conditions conspire against something or conspire to do something, they combine in such a way that they spoil your plans: （事情、环境）共同导致（计划失败）
The weather had conspired to ruin their day out.坏天气凑在一起破坏了他们的一日游。
I'd planned a romantic evening together, but circumstances conspired against it - friends arrived unexpectedly and then Dave was called out to an emergency.我计划两人共度一个浪漫的夜晚，可是事不凑巧——先是朋友们不期而至，接着戴夫被叫去出急诊。
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anti-jamming
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avoidable
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head off
preclusion
preclusive
prejudice
prevent
preventable
scuttle
smother
suffocate
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