plot

noun

1. 故事情节；布局
   the series of events which form the story of a novel, play, film/movie, etc.
   1. a conventional plot about love and marriage
      传统的婚恋故事情节
   2. The book is well organized in terms of plot.
      这本书的故事布局十分严谨。
2. 阴谋；密谋
   a secret plan made by a group of people to do sth wrong or illegal
3. （专用的）小块土地
   a small piece of land that is used or intended for a special purpose
   1. She bought a small plot of land to build a house on.
      她买了一小块地盖房子。
   2. a vegetable plot
      一块菜圃

verb

1. 密谋；暗中策划
   to make a secret plan to harm sb, especially a government or its leader
   1. They were accused of plotting against the state.
      他们被指控阴谋叛乱。
   2. Military officers were suspected of plotting a coup.
      人们怀疑军方在策划政变。
   3. They were plotting to overthrow the government.
      他们在密谋颠覆政府。
2. （在地图上）画出，标出
   to mark sth on a map, for example the position or course of sth
   1. The earthquake centres had been plotted on a world map.
      地震震中均被标示在一张世界地图上。
3. 绘制（图表）
   to make a diagram or chart from some information
   1. We carefully plotted each patient's response to the drug on a chart.
      我们仔细绘出了每个病人对这种药物反应的图表。
4. 绘制（曲线）
   to mark points on a graph and draw a line or curve connecting them
   1. First, plot the temperature curve on the graph.
      首先，在图表上绘出温度曲线来。
5. （为小说、戏剧等）设计情节；布局
   to write the plot of a novel, play, etc.
   1. a tightly-plotted thriller
      情节丝丝入扣的惊险刺激小说

1. N-COUNT 阴谋；密谋
   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.
   1. Security forces have uncovered a plot to overthrow the government...
      安全部队揭露了一起推翻政府的阴谋。
   2. He was responding to reports of an assassination plot against him.
      他正就有关针对他的暗杀阴谋的报道作出回应。
2. VERB 图谋；密谋
   If people plot to do something or plot something that is illegal or wrong, they plan secretly to do it.
   1. Prosecutors in the trial allege the defendants plotted to overthrow the government...
      检方在审判中指称被告密谋推翻政府。
   2. The military were plotting a coup...
      军方正在策划一场政变。
   3. They are awaiting trial on charges of plotting against the state.
      他们因被指控阴谋叛乱而在候审。
3. VERB 计划；制订
   When people plot a strategy or a course of action, they carefully plan each step of it.
   1. Yesterday's meeting was intended to plot a survival strategy for the party...
      昨天的会议旨在制订使该党能够继续存在下去的策略。
   2. For the next five years she plotted her career.
      她规划了自己今后5年的职业。
4. See also: sub-plot
5. N-COUNT （尤指作特殊用途的）一小块（土地）
   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.
   1. I thought that I'd buy myself a small plot of land and build a house on it...
      我想我该给自己买一小块地，在上面建一座房子。
   2. The bottom of the garden was given over to vegetable plots.
      花园的尽头留作了菜地。
6. VERB 绘制…的曲线
   When someone plots something on a graph, they mark certain points on it and then join the points up.
   1. We plot about eight points on the graph.
      我们在图表上绘制出大约8个点的曲线。
7. VERB （在地图上）标绘出（飞机、船舶的位置或航线）
   When someone plots the position or course of a plane or ship, they mark it on a map using instruments to obtain accurate information.
   1. We were trying to plot the course of the submarine.
      我们试图标绘出潜艇的航线图。
8. VERB 绘制…的图表（或平面图）
   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.
   1. They used a computer to plot the movements of everyone in the building.
      他们使用了一台计算机绘制这座建筑里每个人的活动图表。
9. PHRASE 困惑；迷惘；不知所措
   If someone loses the plot, they become confused and do not know what they should do.
   1. The Tories have lost the plot on law and order.
      保守党人在治安问题上不知所措。

1. The government has denied that there was a plot to assassinate the president
   政府否认曾有人密谋暗杀总统。
2. Can you follow the plot so far?
   目前为止剧情你能看得懂吗？
3. We had the people immediately concerned in the plot.
   我们让故事情节与人们息息相关。
4. Complex family relationships interweave with a murder plot in this ambitious new novel
   在这本布局恢宏的新小说中，错综复杂的家庭关系与一起谋杀阴谋交织在一起。
5. Police in Brazil uncovered a plot to kidnap him
   巴西警方发现了有人要绑架他的阴谋。
6. The houses are well spaced out, each on its own plot of ground and mat of coarse grass
   房屋稀稀疏疏地坐落着，每栋都有自己的一片地和粗草坪。
7. The audience must have been totally mystified by the plot
   观众一定是让剧情完全搞晕了。
8. Security forces have uncovered a plot to overthrow the government
   安全部队揭露了一起推翻政府的阴谋。
9. He was responding to reports of an assassination plot against him.
   他正就有关针对他的暗杀阴谋的报道作出回应。
10. Prosecutors in the trial allege the defendants plotted to overthrow the government
    检方在审判中指称被告密谋推翻政府。
11. The military were plotting a coup
    军方正在策划一场政变。
12. They are awaiting trial on charges of plotting against the state.
    他们因被指控阴谋叛乱而在候审。
13. Yesterday's meeting was intended to plot a survival strategy for the party
    昨天的会议旨在制订使该党能够继续存在下去的策略。
14. I thought that I'd buy myself a small plot of land and build a house on it
    我想我该给自己买一小块地，在上面建一座房子。
15. The bottom of the garden was given over to vegetable plots.
    花园的尽头留作了菜地。
16. We plot about eight points on the graph.
    我们在图表上绘制出大约8个点的曲线。
17. We were trying to plot the course of the submarine.
    我们试图标绘出潜艇的航线图。
18. They used a computer to plot the movements of everyone in the building.
    他们使用了一台计算机绘制这座建筑里每个人的活动图表。
19. The Tories have lost the plot on law and order.
    保守党人在治安问题上不知所措。
20. He is the sixth person to be arrested in relation to the coup plot.
    他是政变阴谋牵涉到的第6个被捕的人。
21. Detectives now believe the Mafia also had a stake in the plot and killed him when it went wrong.
    侦探们现在相信黑手党在这个阴谋中也有利害关系，并在事败后杀了他。
22. A specific plot to kill him was uncovered in the past couple of weeks.
    一个针对他的暗杀阴谋在过去几周里被揭露了出来。
23. That book has a good plot and much clever dialogue.
    这本书的情节引人入胜，并有许多巧妙的对白。
24. We can grow sorghum or maize on this plot.
    这块地可以种高粱或玉米。
25. The story has a complicated plot.
    故事的情节是曲折的。
26. The plot of the film is ingeniously conceived.
    影片的构思相当巧妙。
27. The plot has fallen through.
    阴谋破产了。
28. How many crops can this vegetable plot produce a year?
    这块菜地一年种几茬？
29. The plot of the novel is intricate and fascinating.
    这部小说的情节错综复杂，引人入胜。

  garden allotment patch plot【导航词义：园地】

  garden n. 〈美〉园地，庭园

〔辨析〕指屋子旁边种花、草等植物的园地。

  allotment n. 〈英〉小块菜地

〔辨析〕指地方政府划成小块出租的土地，专供人们种蔬菜用。

  patch n. 小块土地

〔辨析〕指用于种水果和蔬菜的小片土地。

  plot n. 小块土地

〔辨析〕指供建筑或种植用的小块地皮。

  plan plot prepare schedule scheme【导航词义：安排，计划】

  plan v. 计划，安排

〔辨析〕普通用词，指事前仔细筹划、安排。

  plot v. 策划，密谋

〔辨析〕通常指秘密策划违法行为或针对某政要、政府的阴谋活动。

  prepare v. 筹备，作准备

〔辨析〕指为将要发生的事情作好计划、安排等。

  schedule v. 排定，预定

〔辨析〕指将某事安排在某一时间或日期进行，通常用被动语态。

  scheme v. 策划，密谋

〔辨析〕指为牟取私利而投机取巧或搞阴谋。

n.

lose the plot

• 迷惘；不知所措
  to lose your ability to understand or deal with what is happening

the plot thickens

• 情况变得复杂起来
  used to say that a situation is becoming more complicated and difficult to understand

noun

1. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
   1. they concocted a plot to discredit the governor
   2. I saw through his little game from the start

   Synonym:    secret plangame

2. the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
   1. the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal

3. a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object

4. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
   1. a bean plot
   2. a cabbage patch
   3. a briar patch

   Synonym:    plot of landplot of groundpatch

verb

1. plan secretly, usually something illegal
   1. They plotted the overthrow of the government

2. make a plat of
   1. Plat the town

   Synonym:    plat

3. devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)
   1. the writer is plotting a new novel

4. make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed

   Synonym:    diagram