plot — Английский словарь

Существительное

1. The course of a story, comprising a series of incidents which are gradually unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.

   Синонимы

   storyline

   Примеры

   Другие примеры (1)

   If the plot or intrigue must be natural, and such as springs from the subject, then the winding up of the plot must be a probable consequence of all that went before.

2. An area or land used for building on or planting on.

   Синонимы

   parcel

3. A grave.

   Примеры

   He's buried in the family plot.

4. A ground plan, map; a nautical chart.

5. A sketch or outline detailing the arrangement of something; a plan.

6. A synopsis of a literary work.

7. A graph or diagram drawn by hand or produced by a mechanical or electronic device.

   Синонимы

   scheme

   Примеры

   I was told to fly out on a vector of 100 degrees to meet a strong plot of aircraft 30 miles from the coast.

8. A secret plan to achieve an end, the end or means usually being illegal or otherwise questionable.

   Синонимы

   conspiracyintriguemachinationscheme

   Примеры

   The plot would have enabled them to get a majority on the board.

   The assassination of Lincoln was part of a larger plot.

   Другие примеры (2)

   I have o'erheard a plot of death.

   O, think what anxious moments pass between / The birth of plots and their last fatal periods!

9. Contrivance; deep reach thought; ability to plot or intrigue.

   Примеры

   a man of much plot

10. Participation in any stratagem or conspiracy.

    Примеры

    And when Christ saith, Who marries the divorced commits adultery, it is to be understood, if he had any plot in the divorce.

11. A plan; a purpose.

    Синонимы

    design

    Примеры

    no other plot in their religion but serve God and save their souls

12. Attractive physical attributes of a fictional character; assets.

    Употребление

    • euphemistic
    • сленг

    Примеры

    Actor X has some great plot near the end of E07.

Глагол

1. To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).

   Употребление

   • непереходный глагол
   • переходный глагол

   Примеры

   They had plotted a robbery.

   They were plotting against the king.

2. To trace out (a graph or diagram).

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

   Примеры

   They plotted the number of edits per day.

3. To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).

   Употребление

   • переходный глагол

   Примеры

   Every five minutes they plotted their position.

   This treatise plotteth down Cornwall as it now standeth.

Существительное

1. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)

   Синонимы

   secret plangame

   Более общие понятия

   schemestrategy

   Примеры

   they concocted a plot to discredit the governor

   I saw through his little game from the start

2. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

   Синонимы

   plot of landplot of groundpatch

   Более общие понятия

   tractpiece of landpiece of groundparcel of landparcel

   Примеры

   a bean plot

   a cabbage patch

   Другие примеры (1)

   a briar patch

3. the story that is told in a novel or play or movie etc.

   Более общие понятия

   story

   Примеры

   the characters were well drawn but the plot was banal

4. a chart or graph showing the movements or progress of an object

   Более общие понятия

   chartgraph

Глагол

1. plan secretly, usually something illegal

   Более общие понятия

   plan

   Примеры

   They plotted the overthrow of the government

2. make a schematic or technical drawing that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed

   Синонимы

   diagram

   Более общие понятия

   draw

3. make a plot of

   Синонимы

   plat

   Более общие понятия

   map

   Примеры

   Plat the town

4. devise the sequence of events in (a literary work or a play, movie, or ballet)

   Более общие понятия

   planprojectcontrivedesign

   Примеры

   the writer is plotting a new novel