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  • Conjugation : past  plotted ; ing  plotting
  • Derivatives : n  plotlessness ; n  plotter ; adj  plotless
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

plot [plɔt]
  1. 1. noun [c] a plot (to do sth) (secret plan) (做某事的)阴谋
  2. 2. noun [of story] [ play] [ film] 情节
  3. 3. noun [c] (also: plot of land) 小块地皮
  4. 4. noun [c] (for gardening) 小块土地
  5. 5. vt. [+sb's downfall] [ overthrow] 密谋
  6. 6. vt. [+strategy] 谋划
  7. 7. vt. [+position] [ course] 标绘
  8. 8. vt. [数] [+point on graph] 绘制
  9. 9. vi. (conspire) 密谋
    to plot to do sth
    密谋做某事

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

plot [plɒt]
  1. 1. n.[c] 密谋阴谋
    They concocted a plot to discredit the governor.
    他们捏造一个故事败坏州长名誉
  2. 2. n.[c] 小块土地
  3. 3. n.[c] 情节
    The characters were well drawn but the plot was banal.
    人物刻画非常出色,但情节平庸
  4. 4. n.[c] 航线图
  5. 5. verb 密谋阴谋策划
    They plotted the overthrow of the government.
    他们策划推翻政府
  6. 6. vt. 绘制
  7. 7. vt. 为……绘地图绘制……的平面图
  8. 8. verb 构思……的情节
    The writer is plotting a new novel.
    这名作家正在策划一本新小说
  9. 9. vt. 将(土地分成小块划分

Collins English-English Dictionary

plot [plɒt]
  1. 1. n a secret plan to achieve some purpose, esp one that is illegal or underhand
    a plot to overthrow the government
  2. 2. n the story or plan of a play, novel, etc
  3. 3. n [Military] a graphic representation of an individual or tactical setting that pinpoints an artillery target
  4. 4. n [chiefly US] a diagram or plan, esp a surveyor's map
  5. 5. vb to plan secretly (something illegal, revolutionary, etc); conspire
  6. 6. vt. [tr] to mark (a course, as of a ship or aircraft) on a map
  7. 7. vt. [tr] to make a plan or map of
  8. 8. vt. to locate and mark (one or more points) on a graph by means of coordinates
  9. 9. vt. to draw (a curve) through these points
  10. 10. vt. [tr] to construct the plot of (a literary work)
  11. 11. vt. [Etymology] C16: from plot2, influenced in use by complot
plot [plɒt]
  1. 1. n a small piece of land
    a vegetable plot
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to arrange or divide (land) into plots
  3. 3. vt. [Etymology] Old English: piece of land, plan of an area

Examples

garden plot
花园地皮
the plot thickened
情节变得复杂
a well-made plot
精心设计的情节
They are looking for a good plot of land to grow potatoes.
他们想找一小块儿良田准备种土豆。
They were having some difficulty in following the plot.
他们在理解情节上有困难。
a plot by Morris to further his career
莫里斯促进其事业的一个计划

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