单词 | plot |
释义 | plot —plot /plɒt/ aep /plɑːt/ noun [C] (GROUND) C2 a small piece of land that has been marked or measured for a particular purpose: » a vegetable plot» There are several plots of land for sale.Thesaurus+: ↑Areas of land in general , ↑Space - general wordsF0 US FOR GROUND PLAN(Cf. ↑ground plan) (BUILDING) Thesaurus+: ↑Architecturenoun [C] (PLAN) ► F0 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: » The plot was discovered before it was carried out.» [+ to infinitive] The police have foiled a plot to assassinate the president.Thesaurus+: ↑Plotting and trapping , ↑Planning, expecting and arranging , ↑Cheating and tricking• • • Extra Examples:» 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.noun [C] (STORY) ► B2 the story of a book, film, play, etc.: » The film has a very simple plot.» The plots of his books are basically all the same.Thesaurus+: ↑Accounts and stories , ↑Summaries and summarising• • • Extra Examples:» The film's plot hinges on a case of mistaken identity.» It takes a fair amount of concentration to follow the film'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 film.» I enjoyed the film, but I couldn't follow all the intricacies of the plot.verb (-tt-) (MARK) ↑Verb Endings for plot F0 [T] to mark or draw something on a piece of paper or a map Thesaurus+: ↑Maps and map-makingThesaurus+: ↑Tables, graphs and diagramsF0 [T] to make marks to show the position, movement, or development of something, usually in the form of lines or curves between a series of points on a map or piece of paper: » Radar operators plotted the course of the incoming missile.» We've plotted our projected costs for the coming year, and they show a big increase.Thesaurus+: ↑Maps and map-makingThesaurus+: ↑Tables, graphs and diagramsverb (-tt-) (PLAN) ↑Verb Endings for plot F0 [I or T] to make a secret plan to do something wrong, harmful, or illegal: » The army is plotting the overthrow of the government.» I can't believe that he's plotting against his own father.» [+ to infinitive] They're plotting (together) to take over the company.Thesaurus+: ↑Plotting and trapping , ↑Planning, expecting and arranging , ↑Cheating and trickingF0 [T] HUMOROUS to make a secret plan to do something funny or enjoyable to or for someone: » [+ to infinitive] They're plotting to play a trick on their brother.» He's plotting a surprise party for his wife's birthday.Thesaurus+: ↑Plotting and trapping , ↑Planning, expecting and arranging , ↑Cheating and trickingverb [T] (-tt-) (STORY) ↑Verb Endings for plot ► F0 to write the plot for something: » So far I've only plotted (out) the story in a rough form.Thesaurus+: ↑Writing and typing |
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