B2 the story of a book, film, play, etc.情节
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The movie's plot hinges on a case of mistaken identity.
It takes a fair amount of concentration to follow the movie's labyrinthine plot.
There are so many different strands to the plot that it's quite hard to follow.
There's an unexpected twist in/to the plot towards the end of the movie.
I enjoyed the movie, but I couldn't follow all the intricacies of the plot.
a secret plan made by several people to do something that is wrong, harmful, or not legal, especially to do damage to a person or a government秘密计划;阴谋
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a devilish plot
They uncovered a plot to destabilize the government.
The conspirators' plot failed because they made two fatal miscalculations.
Guy Fawkes was executed for treason after he took part in a plot to blow up the British Parliament building.
It was in August of 1978 that the Bolton brothers hatched their plot to kill their parents.
C2 a small piece of land that has been marked or measured for a particular purpose小块土地,小块地皮
US a diagram or chart示意图(或图表)
[ T ] to mark or draw something on a piece of paper or a map在纸(或地图)上标出,画出
[ T ] to make marks to show the position, movement, or development of something, usually in the form of lines or curves between a series of points on a map or piece of paper在图上标绘…的位置;绘制…的图;标出…的航线
[ I or T ] to make a secret plan to do something wrong, harmful, or illegal密谋;策划
[ T ] humorous to make a secret plan to do something funny or enjoyable to or for someone密谋,策划(开某人的玩笑)
[ T ] to write the plot for something为…设计情节
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