| 单词 | plot |
| 释义 | plot (once / 150 pages) 1nv 2nv 3nv 4nv A plot is a scheme, a story, a map charting progress, or a piece of land (as for a garden). To plot is to devise the secret plan, order the events of the story, or track your movement on the map. You could make a whole movie based the word plot. This could be the plot (story): An evil so-and-so hatches a secret plot (scheme) to follow the explorer to a legendary plot (patch) of land with buried treasure. The explorer plots (draws) the best route to the treasure, but the evil so-and-so steals the plot (map) and gets to the treasure first. What a great story. All that's left is to plot (arrange) the sequence of events for maximum suspense. WORD FAMILYplot: counterplot, plots, plotted, plotter, plotting+/counterplot: counterplots, counterplotted, counterplotting/plotter: plotters USAGE EXAMPLES“His actors unfold the drama in their very appearances and, as the chic and malevolent plot thickens, so do their various attitudes.” New York Times(Jan 03, 2017) The plot is only a little bit of what matters in a Manual Cinema show; the performers are entrancing merely doing what they do. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) Police raids to disrupt suspected holiday terror plots led to several shootouts in which five militants were killed and 20 arrested. Wall Street Journal(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation a bean plot Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper patch, plot of ground, plot of land Hanging Gardens of Babylon a terraced garden at Babylon watered by pumps from the Euphrates; construction attributed to Nebuchadnezzar around 600 BC Tuileries Gardensformal gardens next to the Louvre in Paris bed a plot of ground in which plants are growing gardena plot of ground where plants are cultivated asparagus beda bed in which asparagus is growing bed of flowers, flower bed, flowerbeda bed in which flowers are growing flower gardena garden featuring flowering plants formal gardena garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs grove, orchard, plantation, woodletgarden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth herb gardena garden for growing herbs hop field, hop gardena garden where hops are grown hotbeda bed of earth covered with glass and heated by rotting manure to promote the growth of plants kitchen garden, vegetable garden, vegetable patcha small garden where vegetables are grown landscapinga garden laid out for esthetic effect market gardena garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for marketing pot farma plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested (often hidden in a national forest) rock garden, rockerya garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants roof gardena garden on a flat roof of a building rose gardena garden for growing roses seedbeda bed where seedlings are grown before transplanting sunken gardena garden set below the level of the ground surrounding it tea gardena public garden where tea is served topiarya garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals turnip beda bed in which turnips are growing parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract an extended area of land 2v make a plat of 2Syn|Hyper plat map make a map of; show or establish the features of details of 1n a chart, map, or graphic representation showing progress, distribution, etc. Hyper chart a visual display of information 2v make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper diagram graph plot upon a graph draw represent by making a drawing of, as with a pencil, chalk, etc. on a surface 1n the story that is told as in a novel, play, movie, etc. the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal Hypo|Hyper action the series of events that form a plot plot line, storylinethe plot of a book or play or film story a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events 2v devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet) 4the writer is plotting a new novel Hyper contrive, design, plan, project make or work out a plan for; devise 1n a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal) they concocted a plot to discredit the governor Syn|Hypo|Hyper game, secret plan counterplan, counterplot a plot intended to subvert another plot intrigue, machinationa crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends cabal, conspiracya plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot) priestcrafta derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs Gunpowder Plota conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England; led by Guy Fawkes scheme, strategy an elaborate and systematic plan of action 2v plan secretly, usually something illegal They plotted the overthrow of the government Hypo|Hyper cabal, complot, conjure, conspire, machinate engage in plotting or enter into a conspiracy, swear together counterplotmake a plot in response to another plot connive, intrigue, schemeform intrigues (for) in an underhand manner coconspireconspire together plan make plans for something |
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