| 单词 | plot |
| 释义 | plot (plɒt ) Word forms: plots , plotting , plotted 1. countable noun [usually NOUN to-infinitive] 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. He was responding to reports of an assassination plot against him. [+ against] Synonyms: plan, scheme, intrigue, conspiracy 2. verb 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. [VERB to-infinitive] The military were plotting a coup. [VERB noun] They are awaiting trial on charges of plotting against the state. [VERB + against] Synonyms: plan, scheme, conspire, intrigue 3. verb 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. [VERB noun] For the next five years she plotted her career. [VERB noun] Synonyms: devise, design, project, lay 4. variable noun B2 The plot of a film, novel, or play is the connected series of events which make up the story. 5. See also sub-plot 6. countable noun 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. The bottom of the garden was given over to vegetable plots. 7. verb 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. [VERB noun] 8. verb 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. [VERB noun] Synonyms: chart, mark, draw, map 9. verb 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. [VERB noun] 10. to lose the plot phrase If someone loses the plot, they become confused and do not know what they should do. [informal] The Tories have lost the plot on law and order. Quotations: Ay, now the plot thickens very much upon usThe Rehearsal Idioms: lose the plot [journalism] to become confused and not know what you should do I am so ashamed of myself. I have no one to talk to, I think I am just losing the plot. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers the plot thickens said to mean that a complicated situation or series of events starts to become even more complicated or mysterious At this point the plot thickened further. A link emerged between the attempt to kill the Pope and the kidnapping of the American. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: alleged plot Detectives continued to search addresses in central and west London last night in connection with the alleged plot. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Since the alleged plot was reported, the answers to this question have been predictable. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He was seized six days after the alleged plot to blow up London's transport system failed. The Sun (2007) He was arrested and a bomb plot in Europe halted. The Sun (2015) They include extremists with convictions for bomb plots and conspiracy to murder. The Sun (2011) One was jailed for 20 years in 2010 over a passenger jet bomb plot. The Sun (2012) There he showed her the burial plot that he and my grandmother had selected as their final resting place. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Another council now charges almost £5,000 for a burial plot. The Sun (2011) My brother-in-law passed away, and we had to drive the dead body for five hours because we did not get a burial plot here. Christianity Today (2000) We would like to buy a plot of land in Spain and build our own house. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They bought the plot, as one might expect, because there was a good school nearby. Times, Sunday Times (2010) We bought the plot, razed the existing building and built the property in which we live. Times, Sunday Times (2012) But some fans are baffled by the complex plot and numerous characters. The Sun (2016) But this complex plot had another twist. ITF World of Tennis (1993) With a complex plot and a sea of characters, it is easy to get lost in the vast on-screen universe. The Sun (2012) We work to disrupt terrorist plots aimed against the UK and against our friends and allies. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The police are accomplished at collecting intelligence using long-term surveillance operations and disrupting plots. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The likes of MI5 collect data as part of attempts to disrupt terror plots. The Sun (2015) But the plot was foiled by a joint police and MI5 operation. The Sun (2013) A girl, who foiled a plot by two ten-year-old boys to poison their teacher's coffee has been rewarded for her bravery. The Sun (2014) Intelligence officials had foiled six plots in the past year, he said, calling on internet giants to help in the fight. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It always seems a shame they can't make video games with the same gripping plots as movies. The Sun (2012) The show has a gripping plot, yet its richly detailed period sets are arguably as enthralling. Times, Sunday Times (2016) A gripping plot is important, but language and the act of reading are just as vital. Times, Sunday Times (2007) They all met in a pub and hatched a plot to trap him. The Sun (2011) It was here that the plot was hatched . Calcio: A History of Italian Football (2006) Two teenage boys who hatched a plot to murder a 15-year-old girl were last night facing life in jail. The Sun (2009) A fake psychic becomes involved in a sinister murder plot. The Sun (2010) The US Constitution protects free speech, but has an exception for 'true threats' such as a murder plot. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Despite her wickedness she now stands to inherit all her mother's assets because she was not involved in the murder plot. The Sun (2008) It can take a couple of hours just to plot your route. The Sun But in order to plot this route he performs certain sleights of hand with the meaning of 'autodidact'. The Times Literary Supplement Fill in the scores of all the games as they happen and plot the route to glory. Times, Sunday Times He will stop only to sleep on his support boat, from which he will plot his route and post videos of his progress. Times, Sunday Times It has taken them two years to plot a route on to the tower, and they spent a month training three times a week. Times, Sunday Times Then it was ruined by the need for a hilarious plot development. Times, Sunday Times It's not going to be a game that you rave about for its depth of storyline, character or plot development. The Sun That, she said, would be a logical plot development. Times, Sunday Times I correctly predicted in this space six weeks ago almost every plot development. Times, Sunday Times Then, precisely halfway through, a plot development of such absurdity causes the whole thing to go down with all hands. Times, Sunday Times He and two pals together plot revenge on their awful employers. The Sun Acknowledge that and, instead of plotting revenge, you'll consider whether your suspicions are valid. Times, Sunday Times However, she doesn't have a great track record when it comes to plotting revenge on him, so unsurprisingly, her plans quickly go awry. The Sun When he was interrupted for the umpteenth time by the telephone ringing, he plotted revenge. Times, Sunday Times In this new 20-part family-friendly sitcom, she's plotting revenge on a family for ruining her life. The Sun Is it a coincidence that its plot revolves around a waxwork dummy of the great detective? Times, Sunday Times They start to date and the plot revolves around the question: will the old curmudgeon let her love bring him back to life? Times, Sunday Times The plot revolves around a warrior as he journeys to revive the world tree. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The plot revolves around the breakdown of a building's elevator, trapping its passengers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The plot revolves around a secretary of defense who contends with a potential nuclear threat from a foreign country. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their plot strand concerns how they discover their common ground. Times, Sunday Times Cop shows with a single plot strand, so dreary in a world of multi-layered dramas. Times, Sunday Times The author jumps from one plot strand to another with no regard for pace or the fleshing out of characters. Times, Sunday Times Given that this plot strand provides the film's title, it's dismissed in a rather cursory manner. Times, Sunday Times So he took various scenes from the roommates plot strand and combined them into the short story. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I buttressed the sermon with exegesis, studying the characters' names, the customs of levirate marriage and the kinsman redeemer, the plot structure, and the literary devices employed by the writer. Christianity Today They are normally four panels long and follow the same plot structure as the episodes with comedy focusing much more on puns and word play. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By then, there was also a huge improvement in plot structure and filmography over his first film. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He singled out the game's writing, characters and plot structure as its best elements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The phrase also parodies a classical style of plot structure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Read our plot summary and exclusive extract below. The Sun For those who don't remember it, a brief plot summary. Times, Sunday Times From that plot summary, it sounds insufferably earnest: a sanctimonious message movie which makes all the right sympathetic sounds while pushing every emotive button that it can find. Times, Sunday Times Nor are people reading recaps for plot summary and jokes. The Times Literary Supplement Now there's a plot summary to make you feverishly excited. Globe and Mail This character note was then ignored for several years, before being picked up again as a plot thread towards the end of the show's run. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This synopsis will concentrate on the main, unavoidable plot thread of the game. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A group of stories have on several occasions produced a new plot thread. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some stories have thus served as the genesis of their own 1632 universe sub-series or plot thread. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This particular plot thread eventually led to one of the most discussed editing choices in the show's history. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The final plot twist turns on this and could be easily underappreciated. Christianity Today Two critics were so disappointed, they gave away the plot twist. Times, Sunday Times It was a verbal pitch that took in every character, every plot twist and turn. Times, Sunday Times That a plot twist centres on irritable bowel movements really says it all. Times, Sunday Times You get a lifetime's worth of adventures to draw on and a few frailties into the mix to help with a plot twist. Times, Sunday Times A great deal of plot unfolds at great speed, so make sure you don't blink. Times, Sunday Times On this weak premiss, that power can be undermined by a few tame photos, the plot unfolds. The Times Literary Supplement The cinema's packed --well, the lounge anyway -as the plot unfolds. The Sun The layers of existential inquiry stack up as the silly (although oddly absorbing) plot unfolds. Times, Sunday Times The plot unfolds with a gripping relentlessness, one electrifying scene after another, and performances to match. Times, Sunday Times Shame about the plodding, barely comprehensible dialogue and groaningly predictable plot. Times, Sunday Times Despite solid performances from a stellar cast, this film plods through a predictable plot. The Sun The graphics are striking and the movie-like camera work distracts well from a fairly predictable plot. The Sun But ultimately it wasn't the predictable plot or poor acting that caused offence to me but the cynical attempt to make money from a tragic event. The Sun While some critics praised the film's animation, others criticised its poor script, predictable plot, weak comedy and a too-familiar storyline. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The Awakening is a ghost story set in a boarding school in 1921, with a somewhat preposterous plot. Times, Sunday Times (2011) The show is great fun, as long as you overlook the wooden support cast and creaky, preposterous plot. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Tonight, there is another preposterous plot bound by ropey special effects, and no doubt next week there will be more of the same. Times, Sunday Times (2008) And for having a simple plot more suited to three-year-olds than tenyear-olds for another. The Sun As such, the adventure has only a very simple plot, even by the standards of its time. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Follow up the wires with it simple plot developments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Good story, classic action and simple plot which has one goal and work towards it effectively and dramatically. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These asymptotes are easy to detect by a simple plot of the fitted function over the range of the data. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His investigations soon lead him to a sinister plot. The Sun (2009) A fake psychic becomes involved in a sinister murder plot. The Sun (2010) So, are the books a bit of old-fashioned fun or part of a far more sinister plot? The Sun (2011) So now we look at their houses and weigh up the potential for improvement, or for selling off a small plot of land. Times, Sunday Times Even a small plot will yield great produce if you pick vegetables that don't need much room to grow. Times,Sunday Times The relative said he had intended to stay for only a month and perhaps buy a small plot of land to realise his dream. Times, Sunday Times In those days you could stake your claim and pay nothing; nowadays, a small plot costs around 1m. Times, Sunday Times It stands on a small plot, at present in a derelict state, that could be turned into a garden. Times, Sunday Times Now a 15-year-old boy admits involvement in a terror plot. The Sun (2015) He had been linked to four foiled terror plots on European soil. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Our security services have foiled numerous terror plots through intelligence sharing. The Sun (2016) They had uncovered a terrorist plot to blow up a plane. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The arrests came at a time of growing concern about the threat of terrorist plots in Britain. Times, Sunday Times (2013) If you intervene to foil a terrorist plot, you risk exposing your sources and methods. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The plot was thwarted by British customs officials. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Three female fighters competing in a martial arts contest join forces to thwart a plot against them. The Sun (2015) The police and MI5 have thwarted three attack plots in Britain in the past four months. Times, Sunday Times (2014) We are merely the latest whose lives have played out within these walls, and who will always feel a special connection with this tiny plot of land. Times, Sunday Times The group also plans to divide the field into thousands of tiny plots, each with a separate owner. Times, Sunday Times Most residents had not gone far, using their compensation to rent or buy tiny plots just off the peninsula. Times, Sunday Times It's still covered in tiny plots divided by country lanes. Times, Sunday Times Home gardeners - even those with tiny plots - can grow alpines in troughs or terracotta pans and raise these to table-top height to appreciate the flowers and savour their fragrance. The Sun They had uncovered a terrorist plot to kill my father. Times, Sunday Times (2010) They were given 24- hour police protection after the plot was uncovered . Times, Sunday Times (2006) When a plot was uncovered or a revolt took place, instant and savage reprisals resulted. The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995) Every year I am amazed by the transformation of my vegetable plot. The Sun (2010) Broad beans and peas sown in pots indoors are now ready to plant out in rows across the vegetable plot. The Sun (2011) The warm wet weather is working wonders on the vegetable plot. The Sun (2014) Translations: Chinese: 小块土地, 密谋, 密谋 Japanese: 小区画 piece of land, たくらむ secret plan, 陰謀を企てる |
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