1. 阴谋；密谋
    A plot is a secret plan by a group of people to do something that is illegal or wrong, usually against a person or a government.

    e.g. Security forces have uncovered a plot to overthrow the government...
           安全部队揭露了一起推翻政府的阴谋。
    e.g. He was responding to reports of an assassination plot against him.
           他正就有关针对他的暗杀阴谋的报道作出回应。

2. 图谋；密谋
    If people plot to do something or plot something that is illegal or wrong, they plan secretly to do it.

plot

    e.g. Prosecutors in the trial allege the defendants plotted to overthrow the government...
           检方在审判中指称被告密谋推翻政府。
    e.g. The military were plotting a coup...
           军方正在策划一场政变。

3. 计划；制订
    When people plot a strategy or a course of action, they carefully plan each step of it.

    e.g. Yesterday's meeting was intended to plot a survival strategy for the party...
           昨天的会议旨在制订使该党能够继续存在下去的策略。
    e.g. For the next five years she plotted her career.
           她规划了自己今后5年的职业。

4. （电影、小说或戏剧的）情节
    The plot of a film, novel, or play is the connected series of events which make up the story.

plot的反义词

5. （尤指作特殊用途的）一小块（土地）
    A plot of land is a small piece of land, especially one that has been measured or marked out for a special purpose, such as building houses or growing vegetables.

    e.g. I thought that I'd buy myself a small plot of land and build a house on it...
           我想我该给自己买一小块地，在上面建一座房子。
    e.g. The bottom of the garden was given over to vegetable plots.
           花园的尽头留作了菜地。

6. 绘制…的曲线
    When someone plots something on a graph, they mark certain points on it and then join the points up.

    e.g. We plot about eight points on the graph.
           我们在图表上绘制出大约8个点的曲线。

7. （在地图上）标绘出（飞机、船舶的位置或航线）
    When someone plots the position or course of a plane or ship, they mark it on a map using instruments to obtain accurate information.

    e.g. We were trying to plot the course of the submarine.
           我们试图标绘出潜艇的航线图。

8. 绘制…的图表（或平面图）
    If someone plots the progress or development of something, they make a diagram or a plan which shows how it has developed in order to give some indication of how it will develop in the future.

    e.g. They used a computer to plot the movements of everyone in the building.
           他们使用了一台计算机绘制这座建筑里每个人的活动图表。

9. 困惑；迷惘；不知所措
    If someone loses the plot, they become confused and do not know what they should do.

    e.g. The Tories have lost the plot on law and order.
           保守党人在治安问题上不知所措。