plot
Từ điển Collocation
plot noun
1 plan
ADJ. fiendish | alleged | assassination, blackmail, coup, death, murder
VERB + PLOT hatch | uncover | foil
PREP. ~ against They had taken part in a Jacobite plot against William III. | ~ by The police claim to have uncovered a plot by terrorists to assassinate the president.
2 events in a story
ADJ. simple | complex, complicated
VERB + PLOT construct She has constructed a complicated plot, with a large cast of characters.
PLOT + VERB develop, unfold
PLOT + NOUN development
PHRASES a twist in/of the plot There are several unexpected twists in the plot before the murderer is revealed.
3 piece of land
ADJ. garden, vegetable | farm, subsistence | building | burial | small | 10-acre, 12-acre, etc. They own a five-acre plot of land. | family, private
VERB + PLOT work
PLOT + VERB measure sth The plots each measure 10 metres by 20 metres.
PHRASES a plot of land
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); secret plan, game
they concocted a plot to discredit the governor
I saw through his little game from the start
- a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; plot of ground, patch
a bean plot
a cabbage patch
a briar patch
- the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal
- a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object
Microsoft Computer Dictionary
vb. To create a graphic or a diagram by connecting points representing variables (values) that are defined by their positions in relation to a horizontal (x) axis and a vertical (y) axis (and sometimes a depth, or z, axis).
File Extension Dictionary
UNIX Plot(5) Format
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
plots|plotted|plotting
syn.: blueprint chart concoct conspire contrive diagram graph intrigue maneuver map outline plan scheme sketch
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