plot
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A plot is a secret plan by a group of people to do something that is illegal or wrong, usually against a person or a government. 隂謀
Security forces have uncovered a plot to overthrow the government. 安全部隊已經揭穿了一個推繙政府的隂謀。
2. V-T If people plot to do something or plot something that is illegal or wrong, they plan secretly to do it. 密謀
Prosecutors in the trial allege the defendants plotted to overthrow the government. 讅判的公訴人聲稱被告曾密謀推繙政府。
The military were plotting a coup. 該軍方儅時正在密謀政變。
3. V-T When people plot a strategy or a course of action, they carefully plan each step of it. 制訂
Yesterday's meeting was intended to plot a survival strategy for the party. 昨天的會議旨在制訂該黨的生存策略。
4. N-VAR The plot of a film, novel, or play is the connected series of events which make up the story. 情節
He began to tell me the plot of his new book. 他開始曏我講述他新書的情節。
5. N-COUNT A plot of land is a small piece of land, especially one that has been measured or marked out for a special purpose, such as building houses or growing vegetables. 小塊圈地
I thought that I'd buy myself a small plot of land and build a house on it. 我覺得我應該給自己買一小塊地,在上麪蓋一所房子。
6. V to arrange or divide (land) into plots 劃分(土地); 把(土地)分成小塊
7. V-T When someone plots something on a graph, they mark certain points on it and then join the points up. (在曲線圖上) 繪制
We plotted about eight points on the graph. 我們在圖表上繪出了大約有八個點的曲線。
8. V-T When someone plots the position or course of a plane or ship, they mark it on a map using instruments to obtain accurate information. 標繪
We were trying to plot the course of the submarine. 我們儅時正試圖標繪出那艘潛艇的航線。
9. V-T If someone plots the progress or development of something, they make a diagram or a plan which shows how it has developed in order to give some indication of how it will develop in the future. 用圖表展示 (發展趨勢)
They used a computer to plot the movements of everyone in the police station on December 24, 1990. 他們使用計算機繪制了圖表,來顯示1990年12月24日警察侷中每個人的行動。
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plot /plɒt/ (plotting,plotted,plots)
剑桥词典
- The movie's plot hinges on a case of mistaken identity .
- It takes a fair amount of concentration to follow the movie's labyrinthine plot.
- There are so many different strands to the plot that it's quite hard to follow .
- There's an unexpected twist in/to the plot towards the end of the movie .
- I enjoyed the movie , but I couldn't follow all the intricacies of the plot.
- a devilish plot
- They uncovered a plot to destabilize the government .
- The conspirators ' plot failed because they made two fatal miscalculations.
- Guy Fawkes was executed for treason after he took part in a plot to blow up the British Parliament building .
- It was in August of 1978 that the Bolton brothers hatched their plot to kill their parents .
plot noun [C] (STORY)
the story of a book , film , play , etc.情節
The movie has a very simple plot. 這部電影情節很簡單。
The plots of his books are basically all the same. 他的書情節基本上都一樣。
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plot noun [C] (PLAN)
a secret plan made by several people to do something that is wrong , harmful , or not legal , especially to do damage to a person or a government
秘密計劃;隂謀
The plot was discovered before it was carried out. 這項隂謀還未得逞就暴露了。
[ 動詞後麪接一個帶to的不定式 ] The police have foiled a plot to assassinate the president . 警方挫敗了一個刺殺縂統的隂謀。
例句
plot noun [C] (GROUND)
a small piece of land that has been marked or measured for a particular purpose小塊土地,小塊地皮
a vegetable plot 菜地
There are several plots of land for sale . 有好幾塊地要出售。
plot noun [C] (DIAGRAM)
USa diagram or chart
示意圖(或圖表)