plot
n
small marked or measured piece of land, esp for a special purpose （有標(biāo)記的或測量出的）小塊土地（尤指有某用途的）
a building plot 一塊建筑用地
a vegetable plot 一塊菜地
a small plot of land 一小塊地皮. plot, v (-tt-)
1 [Tn]
(a) make a plan or map of (sth) 繪制（某事物）的圖
plot an escape route 畫出逃跑路線.
(b) mark (sth) on a chart or diagram （在圖表上）標(biāo)繪（某物）
plot the ship's course 標(biāo)繪該船的航線.
(c) make(a curve, etc) by connecting points on a graph （在圖上連接標(biāo)定的點(diǎn)）繪制（曲線等）
plot a temperature curve 繪制溫度曲線圖.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (out) divide sth into plots 將（某大片土地）分成小塊.
plot n
1 (plan or outline of the) events in the story of a play or novel （戲劇或小說的）故事情節(jié)（的構(gòu)思或布局）
a neatly worked-out plot 絲絲入扣的故事情節(jié)
The plot was too complicated for me I couldn't follow it. 我覺得情節(jié)太復(fù)雜--我看不明白.
2 secret plan made by several people to do sth; conspiracy （幾人的）密謀, 陰謀
a plot to overthrow the government 推翻政府的陰謀
The plot was discovered in time. 那陰謀已被及時(shí)揭露.
3 (idm 習(xí)語) hatch a plot => hatch. the plot `thickens (catchphrase 警語) a situation in real life, or the plot of a work of fiction, is suddenly more complicated or intriguing 現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中的情況或小說中的情節(jié), 突然復(fù)雜起來或更引人注意了. plot, v (-tt-)
(a) [I, Ipr, Ip, It]
~ (with sb) (against sb); ~ (together) make a secret plan (to do sth); take part in a plot 密謀（做某事）; 參與陰謀
plot with others against the State 伙同他人陰謀反對政府
plot (together) to do sth （一起）密謀做某事.
(b) [Tn] plan (sth) with others 與他人謀畫（某事）
They were plotting the overthrow of the government. 他們正在策畫推翻政府. plotter n person who plots; conspirator 密謀策畫者; 搞陰謀的人.