[/plɔt; plɑt/] n small marked or measured piece of land, esp for a special purpose （有标记的或测量出的）小块土地（尤指有某用途的）:
a building plot 一块建筑用地 *
a vegetable plot 一块菜地 *
a small plot of land 一小块地皮. plot 2
v (-tt-)用法:
1 [Tn] (a) make a plan or map of (sth) 绘制（某事物）的图:
plot an escape route 画出逃跑路线.
(b) mark (sth) on a chart or diagram （在图表上）标绘（某物）:
plot the ship's course 标绘该船的航线.
(C) make(a curve, etc) by connecting points on a graph （在图上连接标定的点）绘制（曲线等）:
plot a temperature curve 绘制温度曲线图. 用法:
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (out) divide sth into plots 将（某大片土地）分成小块. plot 3
[/plɔt; plɑt/] n 用法:
1 (plan or outline of the) events in the story of a play or novel （戏剧或小说的）故事情节（的构思或布局）:
a neatly worked-out plot 丝丝入扣的故事情节 *
The plot was too complicated for me I couldn't follow it. 我觉得情节太复杂--我看不明白. 用法:
2 secret plan made by several people to do sth; conspiracy （几人的）密谋, 阴谋:
a plot to overthrow the government 推翻政府的阴谋 *
The plot was discovered in time. 那阴谋已被及时揭露. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) hatch a plot => hatch. the plot `thickens (catchphrase 警语) a situation in real life, or the plot of a work of fiction, is suddenly more complicated or intriguing 现实生活中的情况或小说中的情节, 突然复杂起来或更引人注意了. plot 4
v (-tt-) (a) [I, Ipr, Ip, It] ~ (with sb) (against sb); ~ (together) make a secret plan (to do sth); take part in a plot 密谋（做某事）; 参与阴谋:
plot with others against the State 伙同他人阴谋反对政府 *
plot (together) to do sth （一起）密谋做某事.
(b) [Tn] plan (sth) with others 与他人谋画（某事）:
They were plotting the overthrow of the government. 他们正在策画推翻政府. plotter n person who plots; conspirator 密谋策画者; 搞阴谋的人. |