plot
noun/plɑːt/
Слово англійською: plot
Переклад plot українською: змо́ва, конспіра́ція, сюже́т, фа́була, земе́льна діля́нка
Детальний опис
- [countable, uncountable] the series of events that form the story of a novel, play, film, etc.
- It's hard to follow the plot of the film.
- plot about something a conventional plot about love and marriage
- The book is well organized in terms of plot.
- Plot twists (= unexpected developments) keep you guessing throughout the series.
Wordfinder- biography
- blockbuster
- book
- character
- editor
- narrator
- novel
- plot
- publish
- title
Collocations LiteratureLiteratureBeing a writer- write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography
- become a writer/novelist/playwright
- find/have a publisher/an agent
- have a new book out
- edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript
- dedicate a book/poem to…
- construct/create/weave/weave something into a complex narrative
- advance/drive the plot
- introduce/present the protagonist/a character
- describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(somebody as) a hero/villain
- create an exciting/a tense atmosphere
- build/heighten the suspense/tension
- evoke/capture the pathos of the situation
- convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…
- engage the reader
- seize/capture/grip the (reader’s) imagination
- arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)
- lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm
- use/employ language/imagery/humour/(US English) humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a device
- use/adopt/develop a style/technique
- be rich in/be full of symbolism
- evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…
- create/achieve an effect
- maintain/lighten the tone
- introduce/develop an idea/a theme
- inspire a novel/a poet/somebody’s work/somebody’s imagination
- read an author/somebody’s work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
- review a book/a novel/somebody’s work
- give something/get/have/receive a good/bad review
- be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
- quote a(n) phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
- provoke/spark discussion/criticism
- study/interpret/understand a text/passage
- translate somebody’s work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem
Wordfinder- dialogue
- ending
- flashback
- plot
- narrate
- scenario
- scene
- storyline
- tension
- twist
- [countable] a secret plan made by a group of people to do something wrong or illegal synonym conspiracy
- He had been the victim of an elaborate murder plot.
- plot to do something The rebels hatched a plot to overthrow the government.
- plot against somebody Police uncovered a plot against the president.
- They had taken part in a Jacobite plot against William III.
- [countable] a small piece of land that is used or intended for a special purpose
- She bought a small plot of land to build a house on.
- a vegetable plot
Synonyms landlandlot ▪ ground ▪ space ▪ plotThese words all mean an area of land that is used for a particular purpose.land an area of ground, especially one that is used for a particular purpose:- agricultural land
- building lots
- a parking lot
- The kids were playing on waste ground near the school.
- the site of an ancient burial ground
- The city has plenty of open space.
- the wide open spaces of the Canadian prairies
- She bought a small plot of land to build a house.
- a vegetable plot
- an open space
- open/empty/vacant/waste/derelict land/ground
- a/an empty/vacant lot/plot
Word Originlate Old English (in sense 3 of the noun), of unknown origin. The sense ‘secret plan’, dating from the late 16th cent., is associated with Old French complot ‘dense crowd, secret project’, the same word being used occasionally in English from the mid 16th cent.
Idioms
lose the plot
- (British English, informal) to lose your ability to understand or deal with what is happening
the plot thickens
- (humorous) used to say that a situation is becoming more complicated and difficult to understand