Word · Frequency #3096
plots
密谋;策划
plots is the third person singular of plot.
To plan or scheme a crime or misdeed.
- 1.
To conceive (a crime, misdeed etc).
构思(犯罪、恶行等)。
- 2.
To trace out (a graph or diagram).
绘制(图表或图形)。
- 3.
To mark (a point on a graph, chart, etc).
标出(图表上的点)。
绘制;标绘;标出;标注;构思(犯罪、恶行等)。;绘制(图表或图形)。;标出(图表上的点)。
In use
The villains plotted to rob the bank during the night.
They were plotting against the government when the police arrested them.
The rebels have plotted an uprising for months.
Verb forms
base plot · third person plots · -ing plotting · past plotted · past participle plotted
注意:-ing和-ed需双写t
Connections
Collocations
- plot a graph
- 绘制图表
- Plot a graph of the results.把结果绘制成一张图表。
- plot data
- 标绘数据;把数据绘制成图
- The program plots the data automatically.这个程序会自动把数据绘制成图。
- plot points on a graph
- 在图表上标出各点
- Plot the points on the graph and then connect them.在图表上标出各点,然后把它们连起来。
- plot a bank robbery
- 密谋抢劫银行
- They were caught plotting a bank robbery.他们密谋抢劫银行时被抓了个正着。
- plot against
- 密谋反对;暗中算计
- They plotted against the government.他们密谋反对政府。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 plot 想成 plan+point:密谋是暗中计划(plan),标图是标出点(point)——两种意思都记住。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:news reports about crimes or conspiracies、crime fiction and films、school or lab work with graphs and charts plot 作动词时通常属于中性语域:既可指“密谋、策划”,多用于新闻、故事或日常叙述;也常用于“绘制或标出图表”,比较常见于数学、科技和数据分析场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 plot 的拼写或发音相近:dot、hot、lot、not、pot 都以 ot 结尾,在美式发音中与 plot 的 /ɑt/ 押韵(英式发音为 /ɒt/)。注意 plod 的拼写与 plot 相似(都含 plo),但 plod 以 /d/ 结尾,不押韵,读作 /plɑd/(英式 /plɒd/)。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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