plot
n. 陰謀; 情節; 一塊土地
v. 圖謀; 計劃; 設計情節; 標繪出位置; 繪製
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...
安全部隊揭露了一起推翻政府的陰謀。
He was responding to reports of an assassination plot against him.
他正就有關針對他的暗殺陰謀的報道作出迴應。
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...
檢方在審判中指稱被告密謀推翻政府。
The military were plotting a coup...
軍方正在策劃一場政變。
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...
昨天的會議旨在制訂使該黨能夠繼續存在下去的策略。
For the next five years she plotted her career.
她規劃了自己今後5年的職業。
The plot of a film, novel, or play is the connected series of events which make up the story.
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...
我想我該給自己買一小塊地,在上面建一座房子。
The bottom of the garden was given over to vegetable plots.
花園的盡頭留作了菜地。
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.
我們在圖表上繪製出大約8個點的曲線。
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.
我們試圖示繪出潛艇的航線圖。
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.
他們使用了一臺計算機繪製這座建築裡每個人的活動圖表。
If someone loses the plot, they become confused and do not know what they should do.
The Tories have lost the plot on law and order.
保守黨人在治安問題上不知所措。
1. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal);
2. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation;
3. the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.;
4. a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
1. plan secretly, usually something illegal;
2. make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed
3. make a plat of;
draft, outline, diagram, plot, sketch, blueprint
這些詞既可作動詞也可作名詞用,作動詞時均有"繪製"之意;作名詞時都含"草圖"之意。
plan, design, plot, scheme, project, blueprint, programme
這些名詞均含"計劃"之意。
lose the plot
(非正式)喪失理解能力,無能為力
the plot thickens
He exposed the plot to the police.
他向警察揭發這個陰謀.
He roughly outlined the plot of the opera.
他粗略地概述了歌劇的情節.
The general is accused of conniving in a plot to topple the government.
將軍被指控縱容一個顛覆政府的陰謀.
The plot has fallen through.
陰謀破產了.
They lost the bid for leaking out the plot.
因為洩露了秘密,他們沒有中標.