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单词 plot
释义
plot1 nounplot2 verb
plotplot1 /plɒt $ plɑːt/ ●●○ W3 noun [countable] Entry menu
MENU FOR plotplot1 plan2 story/film3 the plot thickens4 piece of land5 drawing
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINplot1
Origin:
Old English ‘piece of land’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a plot to assassinate the President.
  • a family plot
  • Janis was suspected of masterminding a plot against US airlines in East Asia.
  • The plot was boring, but the special effects were good.
  • The plot was quickly discovered, and five men were arrested.
  • The plot was so complicated that I was totally confused by the time I was two chapters in.
  • The book doesn't have much of a plot, but it's characters are fantastic.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Although the plot failed, the reaction it engendered is significant.
  • But then the plot began to thicken.
  • He is the first person to be buried in this family plot, which he has bought.
  • Jeffrey's family and supporters suspected it to be a plot hatched by Captain Lake and his friends.
  • The harbor; suddenly, was a coastal graveyard, one headstone overturning, and one plot coming undone.
  • The second is currently being tendered, and the bids are to be invited soon for the third plot.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
a set of actions for achieving something in the future, especially a set of actions that has been considered carefully and in detail: · Leaders outlined a plan to end the fighting.
a secret plan to do something bad or illegal, made by a group of people: · There was a plot to assassinate the president.· a terrorist conspiracy
British English an official plan that is intended to help people: · The government has introduced a new scheme to help young people find work.
a carefully designed plan which is intended to achieve a particular purpose over a long period of time: · the company’s business strategy· The government’s economic strategy has been criticized by many experts.· We need to develop effective strategies for combating the sale of counterfeit goods.
a new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular aim: · a peace initiative· a major new initiative to tackle street crime
a plan that members of a government, political party, company etc agree on, that states how they intend to deal with a particular subject or problem: · the government’s immigration policy· It’s company policy to allow people to work from home.
British English, program American English a series of activities that a government or organization organizes, which aims to achieve something important and will continue for a long time: · a five-year programme which will create 2,000 new jobs· federal programs for low-income housing
areas and structures in a garden
[countable] an area of short grass in a garden: · They were sitting on the front lawn of the house.
[countable] an area of ground where you grow flowers: · The flowerbeds were well maintained.
[countable] British English an area of a garden where there are rocks with small flowers growing between them
[countable] a row of small bushes or trees growing close together, used for dividing one garden from another: · a beech hedge
[countable] (also kitchen garden British English) a part of a garden where you grow vegetables
[countable] a flat stone area next to a house, where people sit outside
[uncountable] a flat wooden area in a garden, where people can sit
[countable] a small area of water in a garden
[countable] a small pool or structure with water running through it, used to make a garden look more attractive: ·
[countable] a glass building where you can grow plants that need protection from the weather: ·
[countable] a small wooden building in a garden, where you can store things
Longman Language Activatora plan to do something bad
a secret plan to do something bad, especially to the members of a government: · The plot was quickly discovered, and five men were arrested.plot to do something: · a plot to assassinate the Presidentplot against: · Janis was suspected of masterminding a plot against US airlines in East Asia.
a secret and usually complicated plan made by two or more people to do something bad or illegal together: conspiracy to do something: · There was a conspiracy to defraud the company of millions of dollars.conspiracy against: · Reynolds was charged with conspiracy against the government.
a plan to do something bad or illegal, especially one that you consider to be stupid or unlikely to be successful: · He's always coming up with these dumb schemes for making money that just land us in trouble.
secret planning and arrangements, agreed in order to gain advantages and power for yourself: · The world of politics is a world of deception and intrigue.
the events in a story
the series of events that happen in a book, play, film etc, and the way they are all connected: · The plot was so complicated that I was totally confused by the time I was two chapters in.· The book doesn't have much of a plot, but its characters are fantastic.
the main story of a book, play, film etc: · Anna's marriage problems form the main storyline in Episode One.· The storyline was too far-fetched, and none of the actors were particularly good.
to not understand something correctly
to think that someone means one thing when in fact they mean something else: · I think she misunderstood you.· I'm sorry, I must have misunderstood.· According to Bennett, you misunderstood the reason you were dropped from the list.
a problem caused when someone does not understand something correctly: · There seems to have been a misunderstanding. I didn't order steak.· Cultural differences between people from different countries can sometimes lead to misunderstandings.
to not understand the true meaning of someone's actions or words, so that you believe something that is not in fact true: · Your friendliness could easily be misinterpreted.· A lot of people misinterpreted what I was saying, and have called me a racist.
to wrongly believe that someone's actions show that they have a particular opinion or feeling: · Unfortunately, we misread the situation and lost a lot of sales.· The intelligence community was criticized for misreading Iraq's intentions.
if you miss the point , you think you understand what someone says or what is important about a situation, but in fact you are wrong: · I soon realised that he had completely missed the point.· He's so caught up in the rules that he's missing the point of the game, which is just to have fun.
to be offended or upset by a remark that was not intended to offend or upset you, because you understood it wrongly: · Don't tell Simon that -- he might take it the wrong way.· No, that's not what I meant. You take everything the wrong way.don't take this the wrong way (=say this when you want to give advice or ask something that you think might offend someone): · Don't take this the wrong way, but could I stay at your place tonight?
British an informal expression meaning to make a mistake about one part of something that you are told, so that you understand the rest of it in completely the wrong way: · Maybe I got the wrong end of the stick. I thought she was leaving him, not the other way round.
if two people are at cross-purposes , each of them thinks that they understand what the other is talking about, when in fact they are talking about two different things: · I think we're at cross purposes -- I'm talking about John, not Nigel.
spoken say this when you do not want someone to understand something wrongly or be upset by what you say: · I like Jenny, don't get me wrong, but I do think she acts a little childishly at times.· Don't get me wrong, I love my family, I just don't want to be with them all the time.
British spoken to suddenly be unable to understand what is happening in a situation, especially when people expect you to understand and deal with it: · In the past few days the President seems to have completely lost the plot.
WORD SETS
arcade, nounarch, nounarchitect, nounarchitecture, nounatrium, nounbailey, nounbastion, nouncampanile, nouncapital, nouncaryatid, nouncloistered, adjectivecolonial, adjectiveconservationist, nounCorinthian, adjectivecornice, noundolmen, noundome, noundomed, adjectiveDoric, adjectivefloor plan, nounflying buttress, nounfolly, nounGeorgian, adjectiveGothic, adjectiveground plan, nounIonic, adjectivemodernism, nounmonolith, nounmonument, nounmonumental, adjectiveNorman, adjectiveobelisk, nounopen-plan, adjectivepedestal, nounpediment, nounperistyle, nounpitched, adjectiveplinth, nounplot, nounportico, nounquadrangle, nounrambling, adjectiverampart, nounrococo, adjectiveRomanesque, adjectivescreen, nounspan, nounsplit-level, adjectivesquare, nounstonework, nounterrace, nountracery, nountransept, nountruss, nounvaulted, adjectivevaulting, nounvestibule, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs
· He was involved in a plot to kidnap the pope.
(=organize it)· He is accused of masterminding a plot to bring down the government.
· They didn’t suspect that their plot had been uncovered.
(=prevent it from being successful)· The plot was foiled when he was stopped by US Customs agents.
(=make one)· They have admitted hatching a plot to kill the president.
NOUN + plot
· He was questioned about an attempted murder plot.
· The assassination plot to kill General de Gaulle was unsuccessful.
· Police foiled a terrorist plot to attack a nuclear reactor.
phrases
· He was the victim of a plot by his political opponents.
· These accusations are part of a plot to discredit him.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· They were arrested and accused of plotting a coup against the government.
· He was imprisoned for his part in a coup plot against the regime.
(=to draw marks or a line to show facts, numbers etc on a graph)· The different values can be plotted on a graph.
(=a piece of land)· They farmed a small plot of land.
· Anna was digging in the vegetable garden.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Shortly before the elections the federal government had released details of an alleged plot to take Sabah out of the Federation.
· Looking back, he saw that, for almost a week, he had kept himself going with little schemes and plots.· Genuine land reform is not about breaking up highly productive commercial farms into little plots for subsistence farmers.· Some of the people had little plots of their own where they planted flowers.· And anyway, there are always little plots.
· I have been growing small plots for some years, but have not yet solved the problem of threshing.· All are welcome no matter if you only have a small plot.· Apart from the small plots given to each member family for their house and garden, all the land is farmed collectively.· A small cemetery plot had been added since my last visit.
NOUN
· Daley, as it turned out, seemed to be the only person who knew about an assassination plot.
· Martin pressed himself back into the burial plot, his fear of it temporarily forgotten in the face of this new terror.· I cried all the way back to the farm and then all the way to the burial plot in our west hill.· The story of the purchase of Sarah's burial plot is comedy, and comedy frequently takes delight in debunking heroes.· Bartering for a burial plot Genesis 22 has, not surprisingly, provided inspiration to many artists.· It can not cover newspaper announcements, private burial plots or memorials.
· Rumblings from recent abortive coup plots coupled with an erosion of army discipline have reportedly weakened Guei's grip on the military.· On Aug. 1 the government announced that it had discovered a coup plot.
· He has no strength for a plot line, only images.· Some children are fortunate in that their parents or teachers provide an excited audience for their ideas and plot lines.· The stories had the melodramatic plot lines of comic books or soap operas.
· This 1919 film is notable for its stunning expressionist sets and super plot twist at the end.· And yet another plot twist was aired in court Wednesday.· And so it's no surprise that at this point there's a plot twist to introduce the villains of the hour.· But anyone seeking a fresh characterization or clever plot twist ought not to buy a ride on this Murphy vehicle.· Small children in the audience could be heard objecting rather strenuously to this plot twist.
VERB
· Look for anything that gives them a better chance of following the plot.· This enables them to slip over the difficult words or phrases, while following the central plot.
· The court heard that a desperate financial crisis and debts of more than £40,000 drove Shooter to hatch his unsuccessful plot.· One police source said Petrovits hatched the plot to take the child before he was born.· The Witch King of Naggaroth hatched a new plot.· Police believe this was when he hatched his plot to kill.
· Klein next turned up in Rome, where he was involved in a plot to kidnap the pope.
· Police believe this was when he hatched his plot to kill.· Court hears of plot to kill Zia.
· Minute by minute he lost the plot.· Up to of soil per year were lost from these plots, which compares with less than per year from undisturbed forest.· Starting with the bureaucratic senior officers who seem to have lost the plot on what policing should be about.· That is where, alas, we may lose the plot.· We think they have lost the plot.· Unfortunately, half way through it loses the plot and its authenticity and sadly slips into excruciatingly painful white boy reggae mode.
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 plan2story/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 land a)a small piece of land for building or growing things on:  a two-acre plot of land a vegetable plot b)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 level SYN  ground plan → lose the plot at lose(14)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.
plot1 nounplot2 verb
plotplot2 ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle plotted, present participle plotting) Verb Table
VERB TABLE
plot
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyplot
he, she, itplots
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyplotted
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave plotted
he, she, ithas plotted
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad plotted
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill plot
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have plotted
Continuous Form
PresentIam plotting
he, she, itis plotting
you, we, theyare plotting
PastI, he, she, itwas plotting
you, we, theywere plotting
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been plotting
he, she, ithas been plotting
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been plotting
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be plotting
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been plotting
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Plotting against the government was punishable by death.
  • She spent months plotting revenge.
  • The court heard how Mrs Taylor and her lover had plotted the murder of her husband.
  • The results are plotted in figure 6.1.
  • Three men were charged with plotting to plant the biggest bomb ever in Central London.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Cheaper flatbed plotters, capable of plotting on sheets of A4 or A3 size paper, can be interfaced to personal computers.
  • Crumey has his fun, but plots his farce elegantly.
  • Eddie is merely reactive plotting device.
  • Hence, neither the historical dynamics of myths nor their impact upon present culture can be traced with confidence or systematically plotted.
  • I intricately plotted the conversations beforehand.
  • The results are plotted in figure 9.10.
  • The same data are plotted in b but the species are categorised into three different life styles denoted by different symbols.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorto plan something bad
to make secret plans to do something wrong or illegal: · The court heard how Mrs Taylor and her lover had plotted the murder of her husband.plot to do something: · Three men were charged with plotting to plant the biggest bomb ever in Central London.plot against: · Plotting against the government was punishable by death.
to secretly make clever and dishonest plans to get or achieve something: scheme to do something: · Behind the scenes, a small group was scheming to remove the Chairman from office.· Against all the rules of the competition, Nick was scheming to win.scheme against: · As the King got older, he became convinced that his family were scheming against him.
if two or more people conspire to do something illegal or harmful, they plan secretly to do it: conspire to do something: · Ten men were convicted of conspiring to bomb the UN and the FBI buildings in New York.· Kevin Maxwell faced two charges of conspiring to defraud pensioners.conspire against: · The President called a meeting and accused his aides of conspiring against him.conspire with: · There was no doubt that they were conspiring with other African guerrilla movements.
WORD SETS
aerial, adjectiveaero-, prefixaerobatics, nounaerodrome, nounaeronautics, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft, nounaircrew, nounairfare, nounairfield, nounairline, nounairliner, nounair pocket, nounairport, nounairship, nounairsick, adjectiveairspace, nounairspeed, nounairstrip, nounair terminal, nounair traffic controller, nounairway, nounairworthy, adjectivealtimeter, nounapron, nounautomatic pilot, nounautopilot, nounaviation, nounaviator, nounballast, nounballoon, nounballooning, nounbank, verbbarrage balloon, nounbiplane, nounblack box, nounblimp, nounboarding card, nounboarding pass, nounbulkhead, nounbusiness class, nounbuzz, verbcabin, nouncaptain, nouncarousel, nounceiling, nouncharter flight, nouncheck-in, nounchock, nounchopper, nounchute, nounclub class, nouncontrail, nouncontrol tower, nounco-pilot, nouncowling, nouncraft, nouncrash landing, noundeparture lounge, noundepartures board, noundirigible, noundisembark, verbdive, verbeconomy class, nouneject, verbejector seat, nounfin, nounflap, nounflier, nounflight, nounflight attendant, nounflight deck, nounflight path, nounflight recorder, nounflight simulator, nounfly, verbflyby, nounflyer, nounflying, nounflypast, nounfree fall, nounfuselage, noungate, nounglider, noungliding, noungondola, nounground, verbground control, nounground crew, nounground staff, nounhangar, nounhang-glider, nounhang-gliding, nounhelicopter, nounhelicopter pad, nounheliport, nounhijacking, nounholding pattern, nounhot-air balloon, nounhydroplane, nouninbound, adjectivein-flight, adjectiveinstrument panel, nounjet, nounjet engine, nounjet-propelled, adjectivejet propulsion, nounjoystick, nounjumbo jet, nounjump jet, nounland, verblanding gear, nounlanding strip, nounlayover, nounlift, nounlight aircraft, nounlounge, nounlow-flying, adjectivemicrolight, nounmonoplane, nounnavigation, nounno-fly zone, nounnose, nounnosedive, nounnosedive, verboverfly, verbparachute, nounparachute, verbparachutist, nounpilot, nounpilot, verbpitch, nounpitch, verbplane, nounplot, verbpod, nounpressurized, adjectiveprop, nounpropeller, nounradio beacon, nounrefuel, verbripcord, nounroll, verbroll, nounrotor, nounrudder, nounrunway, nounseaplane, nounseat belt, nounshort-haul, adjectiveski plane, nounskycap, nounsonic boom, nounspoiler, nounsteward, nounstewardess, nounstrut, nounswept-back, adjectiveswoop, verbtail, nountailspin, nountake-off, nountaxi, verbterminal, nountest pilot, nounthrust, nountouchdown, nountransit lounge, nountransport plane, nounturbojet, nounturboprop, nountwin-engined, adjectiveundercarriage, nounupgrade, verbvapour trail, nounwheel, verbwindsock, nounwind tunnel, nounwing, nounwingspan, nounwingtip, nounzeppelin, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 He suspected that the military were secretly plotting against him.
 We plotted a graph to show the increase in sales figures this year.
 We plotted a course across the Pacific.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· They were arrested and accused of plotting a coup against the government.
· He was imprisoned for his part in a coup plot against the regime.
(=to draw marks or a line to show facts, numbers etc on a graph)· The different values can be plotted on a graph.
(=a piece of land)· They farmed a small plot of land.
· Anna was digging in the vegetable garden.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Companies often use details of education to plot out salary curves and promotion prospects.· The design process in many cases begins on a computer, which is used to plot out a three-dimensional design.· This should help us plot out the distribution of the staff round the factory at various times during those hours.
NOUN
· He also looked over our shoulders while we plotted the charts, watching for any slip-ups.· As the process runs, further sample means are plotted on the control chart.· And then racing back to Huntingdon to plot a few more charts, sometimes hitch-hiking all the way to save the fare money.· Confirmed individual reservations, walk-ins or chance guests are plotted on the chart as they occur.· To determine the most appropriate international marketing strategy, products could be plotted on a chart similar to that below.
· It was reported that he would be tried by a military court on corruption charges and for plotting an alleged coup.· The prisoners are accused of plotting a coup against the Government.
· For plotting a course you had to have an accurate speedometer.· These goals are the guiding buoys for firms plotting their course in the turbulent waters of electronic commerce.· This pleased Lucy, who plotted their position and course.· These principles essentially define the subject: they are the bearings that teachers need to take in order to plot their course.
· When a sample with an unknown level of that element is analysed its concentration can be plotted on the calibration curve.· Companies often use details of education to plot out salary curves and promotion prospects.· Data plotting above the standard curve were considered to represent uplifted Bunter Shale section.· We therefore also plotted individual dose-response curves of log plasma gastrin against the basal-subtracted acid output.· For your heading-tape quantity, you will need to plot the curve as below and double the measurement.
· When plotting monthly or quarterly data, graph paper ruled into twelve divisions instead of ten is invaluable.· Never try to fit a line before you have plotted the data to see if it is a sensible thing to do.
· Indeed, claim Thatcherites, it was the Blue Chips who plotted her downfall in November 1990.
· This data is plotted in Figure 6. 1.· The results are plotted in figure 9.10.· The data plotted in Figure 3.28 clearly shows that the situation is, in fact, somewhat more complex than this.· She plotted the figures on a large-scale map with the help of aerial photographs.
· At the end of August Kerensky abruptly denounced Kornilov for plotting to overthrow the government.· Eighteen months later, Wei resurfaced when charges were brought against him for plotting to overthrow the government.
· Another use would be in a graph plotting program to accept the mathematical equation you wished to plot.· When scientists draw graphs they typically plot a scattering of points which show some pattern.
· She plotted them on a map.· Its path is plotted on our star map, with its position marked every fifth morning.
· He was one of twelve people accused of rigging bids on construction projects, intervening in union elections, and plotting murders.
· If they get there the men plot all kinds of strategies to get them out of such posts.· Throughout the winter, Kea and Kathy had plotted strategies to gain the Working Groups wider acceptance in the parish.· And as the dying merchant prince lay in bed, he plotted his last great strategy for the enhancement of Seattle.· They spend far more time plotting strategy than they do wondering whether they should do the deals.
VERB
· The prisoners are accused of plotting a coup against the Government.· These groups have also been accused of plotting to trigger more race riots in Oldham and Bradford.· That morning Branson was inundated by telephone calls from his colleagues, accusing him of plotting to destroy them.
· After completing the magnificent castle, Hengist began plotting his mastery of the kingdom.· I also began to plot my departure from Paris.· And so he began to plot.
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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