n.[C]

1. 陰謀；祕密計畫[（+against）][+to-v]
   A plot to assassinate the President was uncovered by government agents.

   刺殺總統的陰謀被政府特工人員發覺了。

2. （小說，戲劇等的）情節
   The play has a very complicated plot.

   這齣戲的情節相當複雜。

3. 小塊土地
   I grow vegetables on my little plot of land.

   我在我的一小塊土地上種蔬菜。

4. 【主美】（建築物等的）平面圖；標繪圖
   He made a plot of the route of the hike.

   他為遠足的路線畫了一張圖。

vt.

1. 密謀，策劃[+to-v]
   The criminals were plotting to rob the bank.

   犯罪分子正密謀搶劫銀行。

2. 標繪，繪製……的圖
   The nurse plotted a chart of the patient's temperature.

   護士繪製了一份病人體溫圖。

3. 測定（點，線）的位置
   They plotted the new positions of each vessel.

   他們測定了每一條船的新位置。

4. 為（文學作品）設計情節
   He is plotting a new novel.

   他正在為一部新小說構思情節。

5. 把……劃成小塊地；劃分[（+out）]
   New residential districts are all plotted out.

   新居住區的地塊都已划定。

vi.

1. 密謀，策劃[（+for/against）]
   The rebels plotted against the government.

   反叛者策畫推翻政府。

n.

1. a plan made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.
2. the main sequence of events in a play, novel, or film.
3. a small piece of ground marked out for building, gardening, etc.
4. a graph showing the relation between two variables.
   ▸chiefly US a diagram, chart, or map.

v.

1. secretly make plans to carry out (something illegal or harmful).
2. devise the plot of (a play, novel, or film).
3. mark (a route or position) on a chart.
   ▸mark out or allocate (points) on a graph.
   ▸make (a curve) by marking out a number of such points.
   ▸illustrate by use of a graph.