| 词组 | plan |
| 释义 | noun | verb plan1 /plæn/ noun 1. a set of actions for achieving something in the future, especially a set of actions that has been considered carefully and in detailverbshave a plan We have a plan for dealing with this type of situation.make a plan Mary has been busy making plans for her wedding.come up with a plan (=think of a plan) The chairman must come up with a plan to save the company $6 million.draw up a plan (=prepare a written plan) The company has already drawn up plans to develop the site.devise/formulate/form a plan (=make a detailed plan) He devised a daring plan of escape.carry out a plan also implement/execute a plan formal (=do what has been planned) The bombers were arrested before they could carry out their plans. | To implement its plans, the company has entered into a partnership with another software developer.announce/unveil/reveal a plan (=officially tell people about it) The minister unveiled the government’s plans for modernising the health service.outline a plan (=describe it in a general way) They listened carefully as he outlined his plan.approve/reject a plan (=officially say yes or no to it) The plan was approved at a board meeting on 24 December. | The plan was rejected on the grounds that it would cost too much money.keep to/stick to a plan We’re sticking to our original plan.oppose a plan Local residents are opposing plans to enlarge the airport.abandon/scrap/cancel a plan (=decide not to continue with it) The plan had to be scrapped because it was too expensive. | We had to cancel our plans to go to Australia when Jack got ill.shelve a plan (=not continue with it, although you might continue with it later) The plans will be shelved until the financial situation improves.launch a plan (=start it) The council launched its plans to redevelop the city centre.adjectives/nouns + plana detailed plan The generals drew up detailed plans for the invasion. a cunning/clever/ingenious plan The gang devised a cunning plan to rob the bank.an ambitious plan The plan was very ambitious, but it worked.sb’s future/long-term plans The prime minister outlined his long-term plans at the party conference.a five-year/ten-year etc plan UNESCO has a 25-year plan to provide basic education to all.a business plan The bank wants to look at the business plan before lending us any money.a peace plan Both sides have agreed to implement the UN peace plan.a rescue/escape plan The prisoners had a daring escape plan. | Which rescue plan offers the company the best prospects of survival?a grand plan (=a plan that involves doing a lot of things in order to achieve something big) The owners have grand plans for the business.a master plan (=a detailed plan for dealing with a complicated situation) The governors came up with a master plan for saving the school.a contingency plan (=a plan for dealing with events, especially bad events, that might happen) The hospital has drawn up contingency plans for coping with a large-scale emergency.prepositionsa plan for (doing) sth The government’s plans for developing cleaner sources of energy will cost money.phrasesgo according to plan (=happen in the way that was arranged) If everything goes according to plan, we’ll finish in January.a plan of action also an action plan (=a list of things that you must do to deal with something) Ministers are discussing a plan of action to deal with the crisis. | My accountant developed a detailed action plan with specific targets.a plan of attack (=a plan to attack or achieve something) The heads of the armed forces met to work on a coordinated plan of attack.THESAURUS: plan plot/conspiracy a secret plan to do something bad or illegal, made by a group of people: There was a plot to assassinate the president. | The two men are accused of being involved in a terrorist conspiracy. scheme BrE an official plan that is intended to help people: The government has introduced a new scheme to help young people find work. strategy a carefully designed plan which is intended to achieve a particular purpose over a long period of time: The company is thinking of changing its business strategy. | The government’s economic strategy has been criticized by many experts. | We need to develop effective strategies for combating the sale of illegal drugs. initiative a new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular aim: The US announced a peace initiative. | The police have just launched a major new initiative to tackle street crime. policy a plan that members of a government, political party, company etc agree on, that states how they intend to deal with a particular subject or problem: Do you agree with the government’s policy on immigration? | It’s company policy to allow people to work from home. | The policy was introduced last year. | They were forced to abandon the policy of giving old people free travel on buses, because it was too expensive. programme BrE program AmE a series of activities that a government or organization organizes, which aims to achieve something important and will continue for a long time: They have just introduced a five-year programme which will create thousands of new jobs. | There are federal programs for low-income housing.2. something you intend to doverbshave plans to do sth I have no plans to retire yet.change your plans We had to change our plans at the last minute. | There’s been a change of plan – we’re not going to sell the house after all.abandon/give up your plans The school has abandoned its plans to enter the contest.cancel your plans The weather got worse, and we cancelled our plans for a barbecue.adjectivessb’s immediate plans (=what they are going to do next) So what are your immediate plans after graduation?a firm/definite plan She had not made any firm plans for the summer.the best plan BrE (=the best thing to do) I think the best plan is to take the train.prepositionsplans for sth Do you have any plans for the weekend?phrasesa change of plan The day before my flight, my boss phoned and said there’d been a change of plan. noun | verb plan2 /plæn/ verb to think carefully about something you want to do, and decide how and when you will do itadverbsplan sth carefully No matter how carefully you plan your lesson, something often goes wrong.plan sth meticulously (=extremely carefully) The attack was meticulously planned to cause the maximum amount of damage.plan ahead All businesses have to plan ahead for the next financial year.originally plan sth The concert was originally planned for Saturday, but it had to be postponed.nounsplan a trip/visit We’re planning a trip to New York.plan an event The college has planned some exciting events to celebrate its 100th anniversary.plan your escape The prisoners had been planning their escape for some time.plan a series of sth The band are planning a series of concerts early next year.prepositionsplan for sth (=make plans for something that you expect to happen) You need to plan for your retirement.sth is planned for a date (=it is expected to happen then) The concert was planned for June 30th.plan for a number of people (=make your preparations based on a number of people) We had planned for over 100 guests at the party.phrasesgo as planned (=happen the way it was planned) The trip didn’t go as planned, and we missed our plane.plan for the future You need to plan for the future and think about what you’re going to do after university.plan sth in advance We should plan our visit in advance because hotel rooms soon get fully booked.plan sth to the last detail If you are cooking for a large number of people, you need to plan everything to the last detail.plan sth with military precision (=extremely carefully) Moving house is something you have to plan with military precision.have sth (all) planned out (=you have planned everything that will happen) He had his whole life planned out and was going to become a millionaire by the age of 30. |
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