| 单词 | plan |
| 释义 | plan (plæn ) Word forms: plans , planning , planned 1. countable noun [oft according to N] A2 A plan is a method of achieving something that you have worked out in detail beforehand. The three leaders had worked out a peace plan. The project is part of a United Nations plan for refugees. ...a detailed plan of action for restructuring the group. [+ of] He maintains that everything is going according to plan. 2. verb B1 If you plan what you are going to do, you decide in detail what you are going to do, and you intend to do it. If you plan what you're going to eat, you reduce your chances of overeating. [VERB wh] He planned to leave Baghdad on Monday. [VERB to-infinitive] It would be difficult for schools to plan for the future. [VERB + for] I had been planning a trip to the West Coast. [VERB noun] A planned demonstration has been called off by its organisers. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: devise, arrange, prepare, scheme 3. plural noun [NOUN to-infinitive] If you have plans, you are intending to do a particular thing. 'I'm sorry,' she said. 'I have plans for tonight.' [+ for] The government is making plans to evacuate more than two hundred of its citizens from the troubled area. 4. verb B1+ When you plan something that you are going to make, build, or create, you decide what the main parts of it will be and do a drawing of how it should be made. We are planning a new kitchen. [VERB noun] 5. countable noun B2 A plan of something that is going to be built or made is a detailed diagram or drawing of it. ...when you have drawn a plan of the garden. [+ of/for] Synonyms: diagram, map, drawing, chart 6. See also planning Phrasal verbs: plan on phrasal verb B2 If you plan on doing something, you intend to do it. They were planning on getting married. [V P v-ing/n] They are planning on a trip to Guyana next month. [V P -ing/n] plan out phrasal verb If you plan out the future, you decide in detail what you are going to do. I have started planning out what I shall be doing next week. [VERB PARTICLE noun (not pronoun)] Idioms: a game plan the things that someone intends to do in order to achieve a particular aim So few people stick to their game plan. I stuck to mine. I had always wanted to be a millionaire from a very early age. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: bold plan World leaders are making bold plans to cut pollution and slow global warming. The Sun (2008) An ambition that just days ago would have seemed wishful thinking has been transformed into a bold plan. The Sun (2016) But time appears to have run out to get such a bold plan through Congress. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It is clear that we need a coherent , long-term constitutional plan for our country as a whole. Times, Sunday Times (2015) He gave him until midnight on Thursday to come up with a coherent plan. Times, Sunday Times (2015) There was not a coherent plan at the time. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It is not clear that he has a credible plan to ensure that things are very different this time. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Applicants for interest-only loans will be required to prove that they have a credible plan to clear their debt. Times, Sunday Times (2011) We are the only party able to deliver a credible economic plan and do so fairly. The Sun (2014) But he also knows he must promote growth - and he has a cunning plan to do so. The Sun (2013) Ours was a cunning plan, taking the less popular transatlantic route from west to east. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Perhaps the cunning plan was to ensure that the visiting team did not gain a sense of superiority. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Each team has its own cunning plan for the trip. The Sun (2010) This diet plan will give you 1,200 to 1,300 calories each day. The Sun (2012) You can tailor the diet plan to suit your tastes and schedule. The Sun (2015) Paying people to lose weight works better than diet plans, research suggests. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Firms are making heavy cuts to staff numbers and investment plans to make savings and reflect weak demand. Times, Sunday Times (2009) It is scaling back investment plans and said that its banks remained supportive. Times, Sunday Times (2008) An endowment policy is an investment plan that you usually pay into each month. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Often, they were calling for a different coach to take me on, but they had no idea of our long-term plans or goals. Times, Sunday Times (2013) You also need to consider the long-term business plans of the firm. Times, Sunday Times (2007) This is a long-term plan for the club so that it can flourish. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I won't plan a route; there are miles of footpaths, mostly well-marked and pleasingly lonely. Times, Sunday Times People should plan their route home before they start drinking, and be prepared for sleet and snow, they said. Times, Sunday Times It was his habit, the jury was told, to plan his route using a laptop with a global positioning device and print out the route. Times, Sunday Times Plan your route by typing an address or using the voice command and choose from four options — fastest, shortest, easiest and most economical. Times, Sunday Times You're very methodical as you plan your route to success. The Sun Now he can plan his schedule for the rest of this year and next season. Times, Sunday Times Plan a schedule for each day. Times, Sunday Times The production may plan a schedule for events, but allow for significant flexibility to minimize the difficulties of production. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But by far the biggest reality check came when we got down to the practicalities of planning a schedule of works on the new stadium. Times, Sunday Times Opera houses plan their schedules absurdly far into the future. Times, Sunday Times If a player has been a striker all his life he can't suddenly be expected to organise a game or plan the strategy. The Sun With renewed confidence in each other, they plan a strategy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He can plan the strategy and set the goals and routes for aircraft. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Reinforcement enemy forces sometimes show up in battle, making it prudent to plan a strategy, rather than rushing blindly into battle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although these changes are sometimes acceptable, a good test engineer should always plan a strategy along with the firmware developers to put a feature in place to reset this information. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So if you've been inspired, why not plan a trip to see the setting? The Sun Users can also plan their trip to the beach by typing a postcode or town into the app's search function. The Sun Get in touch with friends you still email and text but haven't seen in years and perhaps plan a trip to visit them soon. The Sun So plan a trip in advance and mark it on your calendar to maximise the good vibes. The Sun But the game was up when within six months of being together, they decided to plan a trip around the world. Times, Sunday Times They had a year to plan their wedding. Times,Sunday Times We then can plan the wedding itself, including a time for in-depth marital counseling. Christianity Today They will record the couple's chaotic home and work life as they plan their wedding - due later this year. The Sun I spent three months helping her plan the wedding. The Sun The couple, above, want to spend more time together to plan their wedding. The Sun Plan a weekend together when you can focus on one another, either at home or away somewhere and remember what brought you together. The Sun Plan a weekend expedition together to the nearest country park or woodland. The Sun The only strategy: don't ever plan a weekend break by train without checking the state of the track. Times, Sunday Times Dwell, the furniture and home accessories chain, has lined up administrators as it struggles for a last-ditch rescue plan this weekend. Times, Sunday Times But there are still valuable plans this weekend. Times, Sunday Times The chief executive's recovery plan has paid off despite difficult trading conditions. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The recovery plan is said to be backed by its biggest shareholders and new investors. The Sun (2009) We need government to bring solutions to the table via an emergency recovery plan. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Its backers note that more people live in cheap mobile homes on the existing two trailer parks than would get low-cost housing under the redevelopment plan. Times, Sunday Times That looks set to continue after the resort announced a 170 million redevelopment plan. Times, Sunday Times The redevelopment plan envisages building housing for 244,000 new residents by 2030. Times, Sunday Times Sadly the fine old timbered buildings mentioned are overshadowed by too many 1960s structures, some of which are being demolished as part of a redevelopment plan. Times, Sunday Times A 1969 redevelopment plan identified the obsolete street plan and lack of quality parking as a source of downtown's problems. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That the money has run dry will make a coherent reform plan for the public realm more, rather than less, important. Times, Sunday Times The reform plan to add a 39th game played abroad has been resisted, but it should not be abandoned. Times, Sunday Times He promised to bring forward a reform plan by next month. Times, Sunday Times The latest developments increase the likelihood of the reform plan being snuffed out at birth. Times,Sunday Times But the third 'arrow' of the reform plan, the deregulation of protected industries and the labour market, has not happened. Times, Sunday Times He said he hoped the investors would drop the lawsuit in favor of the litigation effort in the reorganization plan. Christianity Today That would protect the company from creditor suits while developing a reorganization plan which must be acceptable to the creditors and the bankruptcy court. Christianity Today Normally, creditors need to approve a bankruptcy reorganization plan. Christianity Today The reorganization plan also calls for repaying millions of dollars owed to vendors that have supplied the chain with compact discs, videos and books. canada.com Company officials are expected to announce the change when they file their reorganization plan to emerge from bankruptcy with the court. Globe and Mail But analysts say the bank would have had to make the cuts with or without a rescue plan. The Sun He will urge voters to stick with his rescue plan for the economy and judge him in 2010. The Sun The government's rescue plan of lowinterest loans for financially stricken clubs will undoubtedly be needed by some. Times,Sunday Times Moreover, they have tired to reassure taxpayers that the mortgage rescue plan will only be available for first homes, not second homes or buy-to-let properties. Times, Sunday Times Several of the group's businesses were put into administration last week after a 50m rescue plan was rejected by its lenders. Times, Sunday Times Last week the business announced its lenders had given it a three-month breathing space to develop a restructuring plan. Times, Sunday Times This means that for the bank to sustainably increase the value of its shares, investors will have to believe in its three-year restructuring plan. Times, Sunday Times The company has said that it plans to add 12,000 people to its workforce over the course of its restructuring plan, which began last year. Times, Sunday Times They rejected a restructuring plan and chucked out the board of directors en masse at a stormy general meeting. Times, Sunday Times New chief executives, particularly in a turnaround situation, like to have a restructuring plan, give it a name and identify targets. Times, Sunday Times At the time, he was too busy with the manga to review the plan, nor was he serious about an anime adaptation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They review the plan made by the realists in order to identify weaknesses, obstacles or risks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I have asked an independent panel of experts to review the planned changes. Times, Sunday Times Your mind overrules emotions and you can review your plans and be sure about what your next move should be - at world and at home. The Sun However, hundreds of thousands approaching retirement, and investors who have already retired and opted for income drawdown, are being encouraged to review their plans urgently. Times, Sunday Times The tactics come in as you constantly revise your plan during the game. Times, Sunday Times The move puts further pressure on the chancellor to revise his plan, which aims to save 4.4 billion. Times, Sunday Times The government was obliged to allow the amalgamation, but it wanted to revise the plan. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By evening, he was reluctantly revising the plan after a routine blood test proved unsatisfactory. Times, Sunday Times Delays over her bathtub had occurred partly because the board prohibited whirlpool tubs, and partly because she had paused momentarily in revising her plans. Times, Sunday Times Be realistic, and draw up a sensible spending plan. The Sun They are also implementing a five-year 5billion spending plan. The Sun But it was oratory lacking in philosophy and a social spending plan that ignored how society generates the resources to aid the disadvantaged. Times, Sunday Times The think-tank and pressure group, which campaigns for a low tax society, published its spending plan for 2015-20 yesterday. Times, Sunday Times But it has proven to be a fantastically effective retail spending plan. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 They will be able to file claims in the coming weeks under the stimulus plan. Times,Sunday Times He said his efforts to get the 700billion stimulus plan approved by next month were on target. The Sun He and the country are staking much on his economic stimulus plan. Times, Sunday Times The effects of the stimulus plan on stock-market confidence proved short-lived once these details were appreciated. Times, Sunday Times He said that his $787 billion stimulus plan was starting to bear fruit. Times, Sunday Times But she was responsible for the strategic plan that led to significant growth across the country in participation programmes, sponsorship deals and ticket revenue. Times,Sunday Times This week, after a three-month review, he launches his strategic plan for the council: it has a huge remit and tiny 1 million budget. Times, Sunday Times Three months after its appointment, the board was called on to submit its strategic plan and budget report. ST We do not yet know the strategic plan. Times, Sunday Times No, they rolled out a strategic plan in conjunction with government. Times, Sunday Times Labour has already adopted the mansion tax plan, which would involve a 1 per cent charge placed on a property's value above 2 million. Times, Sunday Times He played a central role in the 1998 tuition fee protests, drafting an alternative graduate tax plan. Times, Sunday Times It was impossible to tell immediately whether his claims that the tax plan would pay for itself held up. Times, Sunday Times Because, if this tax plan comes to fruition, it'll be full of no one at all. Times, Sunday Times Great level of confidence and optimism - even before tax plan rollout! Times, Sunday Times That day it unveiled its turnaround plan to save up to 5 million from its wage bill, as well as a further 2 million elsewhere. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The turnaround plan is intended to return the business to sustainable profitability and cash generation. The Sun (2016) Full details of his turnaround plan will be announced in March. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Ministers will unveil a plan to tackle air pollution to comply with a court demand in the next seven days. The Sun Next month he will unveil his plan to rehabilitate the company. Times, Sunday Times Tomorrow, they unveil their plan. Times, Sunday Times The three main parties unveiled their plans for a watchdog after rejecting the industry's proposal. The Sun The pair, who are also on holiday, tried to block her attempt to unveil the plans, saying she had not consulted them. The Sun Translations: Chinese: 计划, 计划 Japanese: 計画, 計画する |
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