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plot

UK //plɒt//US //plɑːt//

词源

源自中古英语 'plot', 古英语 'plot', 意为 '一小块土地'。后来引申为 '故事情节' 和 '阴谋' 的含义。

noun

❶ 指小说、电影或戏剧中的故事情节,包括事件的发展和安排。

“The plot of the movie was full of unexpected twists.”

(这部电影的情节充满了意想不到的转折。)

“She spent months developing the plot for her novel.”

(她花了几个月的时间构思她小说的情节。)

❶ 指一块土地,通常用于特定用途,如建筑或种植。

“They bought a small plot of land to build their dream house.”

(他们买了一块小地皮来建造梦想中的房子。)

“The farmer divided his land into several plots for different crops.”

(农民把他的土地分成几块,用来种植不同的作物。)

❶ 指秘密计划或阴谋,通常带有负面含义。

“The police uncovered a plot to rob the bank.”

(警方发现了一个抢劫银行的阴谋。)

“He was accused of being involved in a plot against the government.”

(他被指控参与了一项反对政府的阴谋。)

同义词:storyline, scheme, conspiracy, land, parcel

verb

❶ 指秘密策划或计划某事,通常带有负面含义。

“They plotted to overthrow the government.”

(他们密谋推翻政府。)

“She suspected her neighbors were plotting against her.”

(她怀疑邻居们在密谋对付她。)

❶ 指在图表或地图上标记或绘制数据或位置。

“The scientist plotted the data on a graph.”

(科学家把数据绘制在图表上。)

“She plotted the course of the ship on the map.”

(她在地图上标出了船的航线。)

同义词:plan, scheme, chart, map, graph

常见短语

plot twist — 指故事情节中出人意料的转折,常用于电影、小说或戏剧中。

“The movie's plot twist shocked everyone in the audience.”

(电影的情节转折让所有观众都感到震惊。)

plot against — 指密谋反对某人或某事,通常带有负面含义。

“The nobles plotted against the king to seize power.”

(贵族们密谋反对国王以夺取权力。)