[N-COUNT 可数名词]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.
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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。
He was responding to reports of an assassination plot against him.
他正就有关针对他的暗杀阴谋的报道作出回应。
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[VERB 动词]图谋;密谋 If people plot to do something or plot something that is illegal or wrong, they plan secretly to do it.
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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。
The military were plotting a coup...
军方正在策划一场政变。
They are awaiting trial on charges of plotting against the state.
他们因被指控阴谋叛乱而在候审。
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[VERB 动词]计划;制订 When people plot a strategy or a course of action, they carefully plan each step of it.
[V n]
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。
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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[N-VAR 可变名词]See also:
sub-plot
;(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.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](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.
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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。
The bottom of the garden was given over to vegetable plots.
花园的尽头留作了菜地。
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[VERB 动词]绘制…的曲线 When someone plots something on a graph, they mark certain points on it and then join the points up.
[V n]
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 动词](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.
[V n]
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 动词]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.
[V n]
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 短语]困惑;迷惘;不知所措 If someone loses the plot, they become confused and do not know what they should do.
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[INFORMAL 非正式]
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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plot★/plɒt; NAmEplɑːt/
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plotplotsplottedplottingnoun★1★[countable , uncountable ]the series of events that form the story of a novel, play, film/movie, etc. 故事情节;布局◆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。☞collocationsat
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2★[countable ]plot(to do sth) a secret plan made by a group of people to do sth wrong or illegal 阴谋;密谋SYN
conspiracy
3★[countable ]a small piece of land that is used or intended for a special purpose (专用的)小块土地◆She bought a small plot of land to build a house on.她买了一小块地盖所房子。◆a vegetable plot一块菜圃☞synonyms at
land
IDIOMSˌlose the ˈplot( BrE) ( informal) to lose your ability to understand or deal with what is happening 迷惘;不知所措the plot ˈthickensused to say that a situation is becoming more complicated and difficult to understand 情况变得复杂起来verb★(-tt-)1★[intransitive , transitive ]to make a secret plan to harm sb, especially a government or its leader 密谋;暗中策划SYN
conspire
plot(with sb) (against sb) ◆They were accused of plotting against the state.他们被指控密谋叛乱。plotsth ◆Military officers were suspected of plotting a coup.人们怀疑军方在策划政变。plotto do sth ◆They were plotting to overthrow the government.他们在密谋颠覆政府。2[transitive ]plotsth (on sth) to mark sth on a map, for example the position or course of sth (在地图上)画出,标出◆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。3[transitive ]plotsth (on sth) to make a diagram or chart from some information 绘制(图表)◆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。4[transitive ]plotsth (on sth) to mark points on a graphand draw a line or curve connecting them 绘制(图表的曲线)◆First, plot the temperature curve on the graph.首先,在图表上绘出温度曲线来。5[transitive ]plotsth to write the plotof a novel, play, etc. (为小说、戏剧等)设计情节,布局◆a tightly-plotted thriller情节丝丝入扣的惊险刺激小说plot/plɒt; NAmEplɑːt/
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plot1 noun
plot2 verb
plotplot1 /plɒt $ plɑːt/ ●●○W3 noun [countable]
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1plan a secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegalplot to do something a plot to bomb the UN headquartersplot against a plot against the king The court heard how she and her lover hatched a plot (=planned a plot) to kill her husband. The plot to overthrow the military government was foiled (=prevented from being successful). an assassination plot► see thesaurus at
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2story/film the events that form the main story of a book, film, or play: The plot was a little confusing. We discover that Jack isn’t as innocent as he seems, as the plot unfolds (=gradually becomes clearer).3the plot thickens used to say that events seem to be becoming more complicated – often used humorously4piece of landa)a small piece of land for building or growing things on: a two-acre plot of land a vegetable plotb)a piece of land that a particular family owns in a cemetery, in which members of the family are buried when they die: a burial plot5drawing American English a drawing that shows the plan of a building at ground levelSYN ground plan → lose the plot
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COLLOCATIONSverbsbe involved in a plot· He was involved in a plot to kidnap the pope.mastermind a plot (=organize it)· He is accused of masterminding a plot to bring down the government.uncover/discover a plot· They didn’t suspect that their plot had been uncovered.foil a plot (=prevent it from being successful)· The plot was foiled when he was stopped by US Customs agents.hatch a plot (=make one)· They have admitted hatching a plot to kill the president.NOUN + plota murder plot· He was questioned about an attempted murder plot.an assassination plot· The assassination plot to kill General de Gaulle was unsuccessful.a terrorist plot· Police foiled a terrorist plot to attack a nuclear reactor.phrasesthe victim of a plot· He was the victim of a plot by his political opponents.be part of a plot· These accusations are part of a plot to discredit him.
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plotplot2 ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle plotted, present participle plotting)
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1[intransitive, transitive] to make a secret plan to harm a person or organization, especially a political leader or governmentplot to do something They had plotted to blow up the White House.plot against He suspected that the military were secretly plotting against him. The minister was found guilty of plotting the downfall of the government. the story of a woman who plots revenge2[transitive] (also plot out) to draw marks or a line to represent facts, numbers etc: We plotted a graph to show the increase in sales figures this year.plot something on something You can plot all these numbers on one diagram for comparison.3[transitive] (also plot out) to mark, calculate, or follow the path of an aircraft or ship, for example on a map: We plotted a course across the Pacific.
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