plot是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 the story of a book, film, play, etc. -- 情節

  • The movie has a very simple plot. 這部電影情節很簡單。

  • The plots of his books are basically all the same. 他的書情節基本上都一樣。

• 1 a secret plan made by several people to do something that is wrong, harmful, or not legal, especially to do damage to a person or a government -- 秘密計劃；陰謀

  • The plot was discovered before it was carried out. 這項陰謀還未得逞就暴露了。

  • [ + to infinitive ] The police have foiled a plot to assassinate the president. 警方阻止了一個刺殺總統的陰謀。

• 2 a small piece of land that has been marked or measured for a particular purpose -- 小塊土地，小塊地皮

  • a vegetable plot 菜地

  • There are several plots of land for sale. 有好幾塊地要出售。

• 3 a diagram or chart -- 示意圖（或圖表）

• 4 to mark or draw something on a piece of paper or a map -- 在紙（或地圖）上標出，畫出

  • Radar operators plotted the course of the incoming missile. 雷達操作員標繪出了來襲飛彈的軌跡。

  • We've plotted our projected costs for the coming year, and they show a big increase. 我們繪製出了來年的預計成本曲線，從中可以看出成本將大幅增加。

• 5 to make a secret plan to do something wrong, harmful, or illegal -- 秘密計劃；陰謀

  • The army is plotting the overthrow of the government. 軍隊正密謀推翻政府。

  • I can't believe that he's plotting against his own father. 我難以相信他正暗中和自己的父親作對。

  • [ + to infinitive ] They're plotting (together) to take over the company. 他們正在（一起）謀劃接管該公司。

  • [ + to infinitive ] They're plotting to play a trick on their brother. 他們正密謀捉弄他們的哥哥。

  • He's plotting a surprise party for his wife's birthday. 他在偷偷為妻子的生日策劃一個驚喜派對。

• 6 to write the plot for something -- 為…設計情節

  • So far I've only plotted (out) the story in a rough form. 到目前為止，我僅僅構思出了故事的基本框架。