plot
- n.情节;阴谋;密谋;故事情节;布局;(专用的)小块土地
- v.绘制(图表);绘制（曲线）;密谋;(在地图上)标出;暗中策划;设计情节
复数： plots 过去式： plotted 现在分词： plotting 过去分词： plotted 第三人称单数： plots
plotnoun
故事情节；布局
the series of events which form the story of a novel, play, film/movie, etc.
a conventional plot about love and marriage
传统的婚恋故事情节
The book is well organized in terms of plot.
这本书的故事布局十分严谨。
阴谋；密谋
a secret plan made by a group of people to do sth wrong or illegal
（专用的）小块土地
a small piece of land that is used or intended for a special purpose
She bought a small plot of land to build a house on.
她买了一小块地盖房子。
a vegetable plot
一块菜圃
to lose your ability to understand or deal with what is happening
used to say that a situation is becoming more complicated and difficult to understand
verb
密谋；暗中策划
to make a secret plan to harm sb, especially a government or its leader
They were accused of plotting against the state.
他们被指控阴谋叛乱。
Military officers were suspected of plotting a coup.
人们怀疑军方在策划政变。
They were plotting to overthrow the government.
他们在密谋颠覆政府。
（在地图上）画出，标出
to mark sth on a map, for example the position or course of sth
The earthquake centres had been plotted on a world map.
地震震中均被标示在一张世界地图上。
绘制（图表）
to make a diagram or chart from some information
We carefully plotted each patient's response to the drug on a chart.
我们仔细绘出了每个病人对这种药物反应的图表。
绘制（曲线）
to mark points on a graph and draw a line or curve connecting them
First, plot the temperature curve on the graph.
首先，在图表上绘出温度曲线来。
（为小说、戏剧等）设计情节；布局
to write the plot of a novel, play, etc.
a tightly-plotted thriller
情节丝丝入扣的惊险刺激小说
These words all mean an area of land that is used for a particular purpose.以上各词均指作特定用途的土地。
an area of ground, especially one that is used for a particular purpose尤指作特定用途的土地、地带：
agricultural land
农业用地
( NAmE ) a piece of land that is used or intended for a particular purpose指作某种用途的一块地、场地：
building lots
建筑用地
a parking lot
停车场
an area of land that is used for a particular purpose指作特定用途的场地：
The kids were playing on waste ground near the school.
孩子们在学校附近的荒地玩耍。
the site of an ancient burial ground
古代墓地旧址
Land is used for large areas of open land in the country, especially when it is used for farming. A lot is often a smaller piece of land in a town or city, especially one intended for building or parking on. Ground is any area of open land; a ground is an area of land designed or used for a particular purpose or activity. |
a large area of land that has no buildings on it指无建筑物的大片空地、开阔地：
The city has plenty of open space.
这座城市有很多开阔的空地。
the wide open spaces of the Canadian prairies
加拿大一片片广袤的草原
a small piece of land used or intended for a particular purpose指专用的小块土地：
She bought a small plot of land to build a house.
她买了一小块地盖房子。
a vegetable plot
一块菜圃
Either a lot or a plot can be used for building on. Only a plot can also be used for growing vegetables or burying people. |
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N-COUNT 阴谋；密谋
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.Security forces have uncovered a plot to overthrow the government...
安全部队揭露了一起推翻政府的阴谋。
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VERB 图谋；密谋
If people plot to do something or plot something that is illegal or wrong, they plan secretly to do it.Prosecutors in the trial allege the defendants plotted to overthrow the government...
检方在审判中指称被告密谋推翻政府。
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VERB 计划；制订
When people plot a strategy or a course of action, they carefully plan each step of it.Yesterday's meeting was intended to plot a survival strategy for the party...
昨天的会议旨在制订使该党能够继续存在下去的策略。
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N-VAR （电影、小说或戏剧的）情节
The plot of a film, novel, or play is the connected series of events which make up the story.See also:sub-plot
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N-COUNT （尤指作特殊用途的）一小块（土地）
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.I thought that I'd buy myself a small plot of land and build a house on it...
我想我该给自己买一小块地，在上面建一座房子。
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VERB 绘制…的曲线
When someone plots something on a graph, they mark certain points on it and then join the points up.We plot about eight points on the graph.
我们在图表上绘制出大约8个点的曲线。
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VERB （在地图上）标绘出（飞机、船舶的位置或航线）
When someone plots the position or course of a plane or ship, they mark it on a map using instruments to obtain accurate information.We were trying to plot the course of the submarine.
我们试图标绘出潜艇的航线图。
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VERB 绘制…的图表（或平面图）
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.They used a computer to plot the movements of everyone in the building.
他们使用了一台计算机绘制这座建筑里每个人的活动图表。
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PHRASE 困惑；迷惘；不知所措
If someone loses the plot, they become confused and do not know what they should do.The Tories have lost the plot on law and order.
保守党人在治安问题上不知所措。
noun
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- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
- they concocted a plot to discredit the governor
- I saw through his little game from the start
- Synonym: secret plan game
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- the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
- the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal
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- a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
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- a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
- a bean plot
- a cabbage patch
- a briar patch
- Synonym: plot of land plot of ground patch
verb
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- plan secretly, usually something illegal
- They plotted the overthrow of the government
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- make a plat of
- Plat the town
- Synonym: plat
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- devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
- the writer is plotting a new novel
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- make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
- Synonym: diagram
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He has written only a skeletal plot for the book so far .
那本书他目前只写了一个情节梗概。
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The author draws the different strands of the plot together in the final chapter .
作者在最后一章把不同的情节线索归拢到了一起。
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First , plot the temperature curve on the graph .
首先，在图表上绘出温度曲线来。
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She bought a small plot of land to build a house .
她买了一小块地盖房子。
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The book is well organized in terms of plot .
这本书的故事布局十分严谨。
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The earthquake centres had been plotted on a world map .
地震震中均被标示在一张世界地图上。
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Plot a graph of height against age .
绘制一张身高与年龄对照的曲线图。
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The author skilfully draws together the different threads of the plot .
作者娴熟地把情节的各种线索串联在一起。
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The plot is almost impossible to follow .
故事情节几乎叫人不明所以。
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The plot is almost impossible to follow .
故事情节几乎叫人看不懂。
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We carefully plotted each patient 's response to the drug on a chart .
我们仔细绘出了每个病人对这种药物反应的图表。
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They were accused of plotting against the state .
他们被指控阴谋叛乱。
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The play has a very schematic plot .
这出戏的剧情非常严谨。
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Police have uncovered a plot to kidnap the President 's son .
警方已侦破一起绑架总统之子的阴谋。
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The plot of the novel stretches credulity to the limit .
这部小说的情节几乎到了令人无法相信的地步。
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The play 's plot stretches credulity to the limit .
这出戏的剧情简直就是胡编滥造。
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In the last half-hour of the movie the plot rapidly self-destructs .
在电影的最后半个小时里，故事情节迅速了结。
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Plots of land have been demarcated by barbed wire .
一块块土地都用带刺的铁丝网圈了起来。
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They were plotting to overthrow the government .
他们在密谋颠覆政府。
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Military officers were suspected of plotting a coup .
人们怀疑军方在策划政变。
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The film is spoilt by unrealistic contrivances of plot .
这部电影被不实际的牵强情节给毁了。
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We had the people immediately concerned in the plot .
我们让故事情节与人们息息相关。
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For the next five years she plotted her career .
她规划了自己今后5年的职业。
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Her ideas don 't always hang together very well as a plot .
她的想法并不总是能够连贯起来，形成一个完整的计划。
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They used a computer to plot the movements of everyone in the building .
他们使用了一台计算机绘制这座建筑里每个人的活动图表。
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We were trying to plot the course of the submarine .
我们试图标绘出潜艇的航线图。
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The Tories have lost the plot on law and order .
保守党人在治安问题上不知所措。
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Ackroyd worked out this whole plot with one objective in view .
阿克罗伊德制订出这一整套秘密计划就是为了达到一个目的。
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Yesterday 's meeting was intended to plot a survival strategy for the party
昨天的会议旨在制订使该党能够继续存在下去的策略。
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His short stories tend to be weak on plot .
他的短篇小说往往情节牵强。
指屋子旁边种花、草等植物的园地。
There is a herb garden behind the house.
房子后面有个百草园。
The tulips in our garden are in bloom now.
我们园子里的郁金香已经盛开。
指地方政府划成小块出租的土地，专供人们种蔬菜用。
We rented a small allotment of land to grow vegetables.
我们租了一小块土地种蔬菜。
指供建筑或种植用的小块地皮。
They have a plot for building a house.
他们有一块供盖房用的地皮。
I hope to have a vegetable plot.
我希望有块菜地。
普通用词，指事前仔细筹划、安排。
Where do you plan to spend your holiday?
你打算在哪里度假?
We have been planning our trip to Canada for months.
数月来，我们一直在筹划我们的加拿大之行。
The police are investigating when he began planning his escape and who his accomplices were.
警方正在调查他何时开始计划逃跑以及他的同谋有谁。
He didn't plan to conceal the truth. He was just too scared at that moment.
他不是蓄意隐瞒真相的，只是一时害怕。
通常指秘密策划违法行为或针对某政要、政府的阴谋活动。
They had plotted to rob the bank.
他们曾密谋抢劫银行。
Why did the military secretly plot against him?
为什么军方密谋推翻他？
He plotted to overthrow the government.
他图谋推翻政府。
指为将要发生的事情作好计划、安排等。
The students wanted more time to prepare their exams.
学生们想要更多的时间来准备考试。
They were busy preparing for their honeymoon.
他们正忙着准备去度蜜月。
指将某事安排在某一时间或日期进行，通常用被动语态。
The conference is scheduled for next Friday.
会议定于下星期五召开。
His first book is scheduled for publication in October.
他的第一本书定于10月出版。
指为牟取私利而投机取巧或搞阴谋。
The evil queen schemed to kill the little princess with poison.
邪恶的皇后密谋毒死小公主。
He always feels that all his colleagues are scheming against him.
他总是觉得他的同事们都在算计他。
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