plot1/plɑt; plɒt/n [C] 1 a secret plan to do something illegal or harmful 密谋﹐阴谋: plot to do sth a plot to kill the king 杀害国王的阴谋see box at见 PLAN1 方框2 the events that form the main story of a book, film, or play〔书﹑电影或戏剧的〕情节: I didn’t really understand the plot. 我不太明白那情节。3 a small piece of land for building or growing things on〔建筑或种植用的〕小块土地: a vegetable plot 一小块菜地
plot2v plotted , plotting 1 [I,T] to make a secret plan to harm someone or do something illegal 密谋﹐秘密策划﹐图谋: plot to do sth He denied plotting to kidnap the girl. 他否认密谋绑架这个女孩。+against The army were secretly plotting against him. 军队在密谋推翻他。2 also 又作 plot out [T] to draw marks or a line to represent facts, numbers etc 绘制: We plotted a graph to show the increase in profits. 我们绘制了一张图表﹐显示利润的增加。