| 单词 | plan |
| 释义 | noun | verb planplan1 /plæn/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 1INTENTION [usually plural] something you have decided to do at a particular time: His plan is to work abroad for a year. Please don’t change your plans for me. There’s been a change of plan – I’m not flying to Seattle today. Do you have plans Friday night?plan for We still haven’t made plans for the trip to Tahiti (=prepared for).plans to do something I have no plans to retire. Our plans fell through at the last minute (=did not happen as we had hoped).2METHOD/ARRANGEMENT a set of actions for achieving something in the future, especially one that has been considered carefully and in detail: The governor announced the state’s highway improvement plan.plan for All sides have approved the plan for a peaceful transfer of power.a plan to do something World leaders met to discuss plans to eliminate chemical weapons. Have you decided on a plan of action? They’ve devised a plan to ease the flow of traffic downtown. → see also installment planTHESAURUSplot/conspiracy – a secret plan to do something bad or illegal, especially a plan that involves a lot of people: The FBI uncovered a plot to assassinate the president.scheme – a plan, especially to do something bad or illegal: He created an elaborate scheme to steal from his employer.strategy – a careful plan aimed at achieving something difficult: We need a new marketing strategy to attract new customers.policy – a plan of how a government or organization will deal with a particular subject or problem: The president’s economic policies are not working.program – a series of activities that that have been officially planned in order to achieve something: The governor’s program will create thousands of new jobs statewide.3go according to plan to happen in the way that was arranged: If everything goes according to plan, we’ll be done in October.4plan A informal your first plan, which you will use if things happen as you expect: So, plan A is for Christen to come down on the bus.5plan B informal your second plan, which you can use if things do not happen as you expect: If the bus doesn’t run on Sunday, then plan B is to drive up and pick her up.6DRAWING a)a drawing of a building, room, or machine as it would be seen from above, showing the shape, measurements, position of the walls, etc.: We reviewed the architect’s plans. → see also floor plan, ground plan b)a drawing that shows exactly how something will be arranged: Have you finished making the seating plan for the reception?7MAP a drawing similar to a map, showing roads, towns, and buildings: There’s a simple street plan on the back of the hotel brochure.[Origin: 1600–1700 French drawing of a building at ground level; partly from Latin planum level ground, partly from French planter to plant]COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbshave a plan We have a plan for dealing with this type of situation.make a plan The men made a plan to kidnap the governor’s daughter.come up with a plan (=think of a plan) The group came up with a plan to help people find jobs locally.develop/devise/formulate a plan formal (=make a detailed plan) He devised a daring plan of escape.hatch a plan informal (=develop a plan) The man allegedly hatched a plan to kidnap his own daughter, because his ex-wife was refusing to let him see her.prepare/draft a plan (also draw up a plan) The company has already drawn up plans to develop the site.carry out a plan (also implement/execute a plan formal) (=do what has been planned) The bombers were arrested by the security forces before they could carry out their plans. To implement its plans, the company has entered into a partnership with another software developer.outline a plan (=describe it in a general way) They listened as he outlined his plan.announce/unveil/reveal a plan (=officially tell people about it) The company unveiled its plan to market an electric car.discuss a plan We should discuss the plan before we do anything.approve a plan The plan was approved at a board meeting on December 21.reject a plan The plan was rejected on the grounds that it would cost too much money.endorse/support a plan Environmental groups have endorsed the plan.keep/stick to a plan We’re sticking to our original plan.abandon/scrap a plan (=decide not to continue with it) The plan was scrapped because it was too expensive.a plan includes something The plan includes selling some of the property.a plan calls for something The plan calls for a 15% tax cut for people earning less than $30,000.a plan aims at something The plan aims to reduce pollution within the city.adjectives/nouns + planan ambitious plan The plan was very ambitious, but it worked.a detailed plan The generals drew up detailed plans for the invasion.a cunning/ingenious plan They devised a cunning plan to get back their money.a five-year/ten-year etc. plan UNESCO has a 25-year plan to provide basic education to all.a grand plan (=a plan that involves doing a lot of things in order to achieve something big) The owners have grand plans for the business.a master plan (=a detailed plan for dealing with a complicated situation) The university has developed a master plan for growth, which includes building a new campus.a business plan The investors asked to see our business plan.a game plan (=a plan for achieving success, especially in sports or business) The candidate mapped out a game plan for winning the election.a peace plan Both sides have agreed to implement the UN peace plan.a rescue/escape plan Which rescue plan offers the company the best prospects of survival? The prisoners had a daring escape plan.an action plan My accountant developed a detailed action plan with specific targets. noun | verb planplan2 ●●● S1 W1 verb (planned, planning) 1[intransitive, transitive] to think carefully about something you want to achieve, and decide exactly how you will do it: He immediately began planning his escape. It’s best to plan ahead for international vacations (=make plans for a long time in the future). The graduation ceremony went exactly as planned.plan what/when/where etc. Have you planned what you will say?be planned for tomorrow/next week etc. Talks are planned for next Tuesday.2[intransitive, transitive] to intend to do something: I’m not planning any career changes right now.plan to do something I was planning to call you tonight. → see also plan on3[transitive] to decide how you want to make or build something, and exactly what it will be like SYN design: They’re still planning the layout of the magazine cover. → see also plannedplan on something phrasal verb1to expect something to happen in a particular way SYN count on: plan on somebody/something doing something Don’t plan on Todd being on time.2to intend to do something: How long are you planning on staying?plan something ↔ out phrasal verb to plan something carefully, considering all the possible problems: I’ll get a map so we can plan out our route. |
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