plot
noun
verb
plɒt
noun
1
PLAN
计划
a
secret
plan
by
a
group
of
people,
to
do
something
harmful
or
illegal
密谋，阴谋，秘密计划
plot
to
do
sth
a
plot
to
bomb
the
UN
headquarters
炸毁联合国总部的阴谋
[+
against
]
a
plot
against
the
king
推翻国王的阴谋
The
court
heard
how
she
and
her
lover
hatched
a
plot
(=planned
a
plot)
to
kill
her
husband.
法庭听取了她和情人密谋杀害她丈夫的案情。
The
plot
to
overthrow
the
military
government
was
foiled
(=prevented
from
being
successful)
.
推翻军政府的秘密计划被挫败了。
an
assassination
plot
一宗暗杀阴谋
2
STORY/FILM
故事/电影
the
events
that
form
the
main
story
of
a
book,
film,
or
play
〔书、电影、戏剧的〕情节
The
plot
was
a
little
confusing.
情节有些令人迷惑。
We
discover
that
Jack
isn’t
as
innocent
as
he
seems,
as
the
plot
unfolds
(=gradually
becomes
clearer)
.
随着情节的展开，我们发现杰克并不像表面上看起来那么清白。
3
the plot thickens
used
to
say
that
events
seem
to
be
becoming
more
complicated
–
often
used
humorously
情况开始复杂起来; 事情越来越纠缠不清了〔常为幽默用法〕
4
PIECE OF LAND
一块土地
a.
a
small
piece
of
land
for
building
or
growing
things
on
b.
a
piece
of
land
that
a
particular
family
owns
in
a
CEMETERY
,
in
which
members
of
the
family
are
buried
when
they
die
〔属于某家族的〕一块墓地
a
two
acre
plot
of
land
一块两英亩的土地
a
vegetable
plot
一块菜地
a
burial
plot
一块墓地
5
DRAWING
画
a
drawing
that
shows
the
plan
of
a
building
at
ground
level
[美] 底层平面图;
AmE
verb
6
to
make
a
secret
plan
to
harm
a
person
or
organization,
especially
a
political
leader
or
government
密谋，策划，图谋
I,T
plot
to
do
sth
They
had
plotted
to
blow
up
the
White
House.
他们曾密谋炸毁白宫。
[+
against
]
He
suspected
that
the
military
were
secretly
plotting
against
him.
他怀疑军方正在密谋推翻他。
The
minister
was
found
guilty
of
plotting
the
downfall
of
the
government.
那位大臣被判犯有阴谋颠覆政府罪。
the
story
of
a
woman
who
plots
revenge
一个女人策划报复的故事
7
plot out
also
又作
to
draw
marks
or
a
line
to
represent
facts,
numbers
etc
绘制
T
We
plotted
a
graph
to
show
the
increase
in
sales
figures
this
year.
我们绘制了一个图表来显示今年销售额的增长。
plot
sth
on
sth
You
can
plot
all
these
numbers
on
one
diagram
for
comparison.
你可以在一幅图上标出所有这些数字以供对比。
8
plot out
also
又作
to
mark,
calculate,
or
follow
the
path
of
an
aircraft
or
ship,
for
example
on
a
map
标绘 （计算，追踪 ）〔飞机或船只〕的移动路线
T
We
plotted
a
course
across
the
Pacific.
我们绘制出一条穿越太平洋的航线。