| 词组 | plot |
| 释义 | noun | verb plot1 /plɒt $ plɑːt/ noun 1. a secret plan by a group of people to do something badnouns + plota murder plot He was questioned about an attempted murder plot.an assassination plot The story is about an assassination plot against the president.a terrorist plot Police foiled a terrorist plot to attack a nuclear reactor.a bomb plot She was arrested on suspicion of involvement in a bomb plot.verbsmastermind a plot (=be in charge of organizing it) He is accused of masterminding a plot to bring down the government.uncover/discover a plot Detectives uncovered a plot to blow up parliament.foil a plot (=prevent it from being successful) The plot was foiled when he was stopped by US Customs agents.hatch a plot (=make one) They have admitted hatching a plot to kill the president.prepositionsa plot against sb/sth He believed there was a plot against him.phrasesbe involved in a plot He was involved in a plot to kidnap the Pope.be part of a plot He said that the accusations were part of a plot against him.be the victim of a plot Some people say that the former prime minister was the victim of a plot by her political opponents.2. the events that form the story of a book, play, or filmadjectivesa complicated/complex plot I found the plot rather complicated.a simple plot The movie has a simple plot that children can easily follow.the basic/main plot The film version follows the same basic plot as the book.verbsthe plot develops/unfolds We realize, as the plot develops, that the central character is not what she seems.a plot revolves around sth (=it is mainly about a particular person or thing) The plot revolves around the mysterious disappearance of a young dancer.a plot involves sth The book has a familiar plot involving a stolen painting.follow a plot (=understand what is happening) There are a lot of different characters in the story and I found it hard to follow the plot.plot + nounsa plot twist also a twist in the plot (=an unexpected event) There is a clever plot twist at the end of the film.a plot line/strand (=one of several sequences of events that make up a story) One plot line involves the main character’s complicated love life.a plot device (=a type of event that writers use in stories) Then the husband suddenly dies, which is a rather clumsy plot device. noun | verb plot2 /plɒt $ plɑːt/ verb 1. to make a secret plan, usually to cause harmadverbsplot sth secretly His colleagues have been plotting secretly to get rid of him.allegedly plot sth (=be accused of plotting something, although it has not been proved) They had allegedly plotted to bring down the government.nounsplot a coup (=plot an attempt to take control of a country) He had plotted a coup in an African country.plot sb’s downfall Her ministers got together to plot her downfall.plot your strategy Members of the party met in the conference room to plot their strategy.plot sb’s murder The two women had plotted his murder.prepositionsplot against sb/sth People in his own party were plotting against him.plot with sb These governments are plotting with oil companies to keep petrol prices high.phrasesplot to kill/assassinate/murder sb She had plotted with her son to kill her violent husband.plot to bomb/attack sth The four men had plotted to bomb several UK airports.plot to overthrow sb also plot to bring sb down informal (=to remove someone from power, usually by force) They are accused of plotting to bring down the government.accuse sb of plotting sth A national newspaper has accused him of plotting his wife’s murder.2. to mark something on a graph or chartnounsplot a course (=plan where something will travel) The ship’s captain expects the navigator to plot their course.plot a curve Use these figures to plot a curve on the graph.plot data Find the measurements then plot that data on the graph.adverbsplot sth accurately The positions of the ships can be accurately plotted using this device.prepositionsplot sth on sth The aircraft’s course has been plotted on this chart.plot sth against sth We plot the metal’s strength against its thickness on this graph. |
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