单词 | plot |
释义 | plot n. & v. --n   1. a defined and usu. small piece of ground.   2. the interrelationship of the main events in a play, novel, film, etc.   3. a conspiracy or secret plan, esp. to achieve an unlawful end.   4. esp. US a graph or diagram.   5. a graph showing the relation between two variables. --v (plotted, plotting) tr.   1. make a plan or map of (an existing object, a place or thing to be laid out, constructed, etc.).   2. (also absol.) plan or contrive secretly (a crime, conspiracy, etc.).   3. mark (a point or course etc.) on a chart or diagram.   4. a mark out or allocate (points) on a graph. b make (a curve etc.) by marking out a number of points. Derivatives plotless adj. plotlessness n. plotter n. Etymology: OE and f. OF complot secret plan: both of unkn. orig. |
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