新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

plotIELTS重点词汇

英 [plɒt]

[NOUN, VERB]

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NOUN. 名词

plots
1. [C 可数名词] 阴谋
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.
双语例句
例：
Security forces have uncovered a plot to overthrow the government.
安全部队已发现一起推翻政府的阴谋。
2. [C, U 有变体名词] （电影、小说或戏剧的）情节
The plot of a film, novel, or play is the connected series of events which make up the story.
近义词
storyline
双语例句
例：
He began to tell me the plot of his new book.
他开始向我讲述他新书的情节。
例：
The special effects don't compensate for a basic lack of plot development.
特效弥补不了情节发展的基本缺失。
例：
an unexpected plot twist.
一个意想不到的情节转折。
3. [C 可数名词] （有特定用途的）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.
双语例句
例：
I thought that I'd buy myself a small plot of land and build a house on it.
我觉得我应该给自己买一小块地，在上面盖一所房子。

VERB. 动词

plots , plotting , plotted
1. [T 及物动词] 密谋
If people plot to do something or plot something that is illegal or wrong, they plan secretly to do it.
双语例句
例：
Prosecutors in the trial allege the defendants plotted to overthrow the government.
审判的公诉人指称被告曾密谋推翻政府。
例：
The military were plotting a coup.
军方当时正在密谋政变。
2. [T 及物动词] 制订
When people plot a strategy or a course of action, they carefully plan each step of it.
双语例句
例：
Yesterday's meeting was intended to plot a survival strategy for the party.
昨天的会议旨在制订该党的生存策略。
3. [T 及物动词] 绘制···的曲线
When someone plots something on a graph, they mark certain points on it and then join the points up.
双语例句
例：
We plotted about eight points on the graph.
我们在图表上绘出了大约有八个点的曲线。
例：
The graph above plots UK stock market returns against economic growth in the developed world.
上图绘制出了发达世界里经济增长背景下英国股市的回报情况。
4. [T 及物动词] （在地图上）标绘（飞机或船只的位置和航线）
When someone plots the position or course of a plane or ship, they mark it on a map using instruments to obtain accurate information.
双语例句
例：
We were trying to plot the course of the submarine.
我们当时正试图标绘出那艘潜艇的航线。
5. [T 及物动词] 用图表展示（进展）
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.
双语例句
例：
They used a computer to plot the movements of everyone in the police station on December 24, 1990.
他们使用计算机绘制了图表，来显示1990年12月24日警察局中每个人的行动。