conspire against something
phrasal verb with conspire verb [ I ] uk/kənˈspaɪər/ us/kənˈspaɪr/
(also conspire to do something)
(事情、环境)共同导致(计划失败)
If events or conditions conspire against something or conspire to do something, they combine in such a way that they spoil your plans.
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。