plot

🇬🇧 UK/plɒt/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kIELTSTOEFLGREB2

Definitions

n.

The sequence of events forming the story of a novel or film; a secret plan; a small piece of land.

情节;阴谋;小块土地

v.

To plan secretly, especially something illegal; to mark or trace points on a graph or map.

密谋;策划;绘制图表

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
plotother
=plot

Common Collocations

  • 1.plot twist情节转折
  • 2.hatch a plot策划阴谋
  • 3.burial plot墓地
  • 4.lose the plot失去方向/乱了阵脚

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The novel's plot twists kept readers guessing until the very last page.

  • 2.

    Police uncovered a plot to assassinate the foreign diplomat.

  • 3.

    They bought a small plot of land on the outskirts of town to build a house.

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