WOTW: plot
| - Tim Lake |
“Plot” is usually a noun with a few different but interesting meanings. It is also sometimes a verb. Let’s find out.
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The first meaning of the noun “plot” is a secret plan made by people to do something illegal or harmful.
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+ They were involved in a plot to overturn the election result.
+ A plot to set off a bomb in the city was uncovered by the police.
+ She was arrested as an accomplice in a murder plot.
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The second meaning of the noun “plot” is the main events of a story, novel, or film.
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+ The plot consists of a man and woman falling in love. Not very original.
+ I thought the movie was good, but the plot had some serious holes in it.
+ He described his idea for the plot of a series of novels.
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The third meaning of the noun “plot” is a small piece of land for a specific purpose.
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+ We viewed a plot of land in Nagano where we might build a house.
+ There is even a small plot for growing vegetables.
+ He owns several plots of land around the country.
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The first meaning of the verb “plot” is to make a secret plan to do something illegal or harmful.
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+ She plotted with her lover to kill her husband.
+ The two families plotted against each other.
+ The men plotted to set off a bomb in the city.
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The second meaning of the verb “plot” is to think of the main events of a story, novel, or film.
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+ She plotted the main parts of the story before beginning to write.
+ You have to plot well if you want to create suspense and surprise.
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The third meaning of the verb “plot” is a bit different. It means to mark some points on a chart, graph, or map.
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+ He plotted their route through the mountains on the map.
+ The computer plotted the results of the experiment on a graph.
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The pronunciation is / plɒt /.
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This word is in the New General Service List, a list of the 3,000 most common words in English communication. You can get the full list on our website by clicking here.
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この単語は、英語で最もよく使われる3,000の単語のリストであるNew General Service Listからのものです。完全なリストはこちらから。
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