plot

draft, outline, diagram, plot, sketch, blueprint

plan, design, plot, scheme, project, blueprint, programme

名词 plot:

1. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
   同义词：secret plan, game
2. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
   同义词：plot of ground, patch
3. the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.
4. a chart or map showing the movements or progress of an object

动词 plot:

1. plan secretly, usually something illegal
2. make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows how things work or how they are constructed
   同义词：diagram
3. make a plat of
   同义词：plat

1. The silly ending robs the plot of any credibility.
   这愚蠢的结尾使得整个情节变得一点都不可信。
2. They are brewing a plot behind the scenes.
   他们正在幕后策划一个阴谋。
3. The reporter was killed because he tried to expose a plot.
   这名记者因为试图揭露一个阴谋而被杀害。
4. They are plotting how to murder him.
   他们在密谋如何杀害他。
5. The plot thickens.
   情节复杂起来了。
6. They plotted the new position of each vessel.
   他们标明每艘船的新位置。
7. I grow potatoes on my little plot of land.
   我在那一小块地上种土豆。

plot

n.（名词）

A small piece of ground, generally used for a specific purpose:
小块场地，用地：一小块场地，一般用于某一特殊目的的：
例句：
a garden plot; a cemetery plot.
一小块花园；一块墓地

A measured area of land; a lot.
大块土地：一块经过测量的土地；一块地
A ground plan, as for a building; a diagram.
图表，地区图：一份土地规划；如用于建筑物的；图表
See graph
参见 graph
The plan of events or main story in a narrative or drama.
情节：在故事或戏剧中事件的概要或主要故事
A secret plan to accomplish a hostile or illegal purpose; a scheme.See Synonyms at conspiracy
阴谋，计划：为达到一个有敌对性或非法的目的而制定的秘密计划；方案参见 conspiracy
v.（动词）
plot.ted,plot.ting,plots
v.tr.（及物动词）
To represent graphically, as on a chart:
以图表画出，制图：详细清楚地表示，如在一张图表上：
例句：
plot a ship`s course.
画出船的航程图

Mathematics
【数学】
To locate (points or other figures) on a graph by means of coordinates.
标示位置：通过坐标来定出（点或其它图形）在一张平面图上的位置
To draw (a curve) connecting points on a graph.
图示：用（曲线）将平面图上的点连起来
To conceive and arrange the action and incidents of:
构想：预想和安排…的行动和事件：
例句：
.I began plotting novels at about the time I learned to read.(James Baldwin)
.还在我开始学习阅读的时候起我就着手构思小说了.(詹姆斯·鲍德温)

To form a plot for; prearrange secretly or deviously:
密谋，策划：为…制定一个阴谋；秘密地或阴险地预先准备：
例句：
plot an assassination.
密谋一次暗杀

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be located by means of coordinates, as on a chart or with data.
标示于图表上：在一张平面图上或对数据通过坐标进行确定
To form or take part in a plot; scheme.
密谋，暗中策划：制定或参与一个密谋；图谋

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English
源自 古英语

【引伸】
plot.lessness
n.（名词）