plot 1 W3 / plɒt $ plɑt / 名词 [可数名词]

1 plan a secret plan by a group of people to do something harmful or illegal

plot to do something

a plot to bomb the UN headquarters

plot against

a plot against the king

The court heard how she and her lover hatched a plot (= planned a plot ) to kill her husband.

The plot to overthrow the military government was foiled (= prevented from being successful ) .

an assassination plot

2 story/film the events that form the main story of a book, film, or play :

The plot was a little confusing.

We discover that Jack isn’t as innocent as he seems, as the plot unfolds (= gradually becomes clearer ) .

3 the plot thickens used to say that events seem to be becoming more complicated – often used humorously

4 piece of land

a) a small piece of land for building or growing things on :

a two-acre plot of land

a vegetable plot

b) a piece of land that a particular family owns in a cemetery , in which members of the family are buried when they die :

a burial plot

5 drawing American English a drawing that shows the plan of a building at ground level 同义词 ground plan

→ lose the plot at lose ( 14 )

COLLOCATIONS

动词

be involved in a plot He was involved in a plot to kidnap the Pope.

mastermind a plot (= organize it ) He is accused of masterminding a plot to bring down the government.

uncover/discover a plot They didn’t suspect that their plot had been uncovered.

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.

NOUN + plot

a murder plot He was questionned about about an attempted murder plot.

an assassination plot The assassination plot to kill General de Gaulle was unsuccessful.

a terrorist plot Police foiled a terrorist plot to attack a nuclear reactor.

短语

the victim of a plot He was the victim of a plot by his political opponents.

be part of a plot These accusations are part of a plot to discredit him.

THESAURUS

plan a set of actions for achieving something in the future, especially a set of actions that has been considered carefully and in detail : Leaders outlined a plan to end the fighting.

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. | a terrorist conspiracy

scheme British English 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’s business strategy | The government’s economic strategy has been criticized by many experts. | We need to develop effective strategies for combating the sale of counterfeit goods.

initiative a new plan for dealing with a particular problem or for achieving a particular aim : a peace initiative | 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 : the government’s immigration policy | It’s company policy to allow people to work from home.

programme British English , program American English a series of activities that a government or organization organizes, which aims to achieve something important and will continue for a long time : a five-year programme which will create 2000 new jobs | federal programs for low-income housing