Dictionary entry
plot of ground
noun
- 1.
a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
In use
The architect studied the plot of ground before designing the house.
We need a detailed plot of ground to plan the garden layout.
The surveyor drew a plot of ground showing all the elevations.
a plot of ground
She studied a plot of ground before the survey.
她在测量前研究了一幅地面图。
on the plot of ground
该短语指‘地面图’,而非‘一块地’。
The coordinates are marked on the plot of ground.
坐标标在了地面图上。
Common mistakes
I need a ground plot.I need a plot of ground.
中文语序常将修饰语置于中心词前,但英语中“plot of ground”是固定短语,需用介词“of”连接,不可直接颠倒顺序。
Please show me the plot ground.Please show me the plot of ground.
“plot ground”缺失介词“of”,导致短语不完整。英语中“plot of ground”必须保留“of”表示所属关系。
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Learner notes
Grammar Note
常与 on 连用,表示在某个地块上
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