Tra từ plot - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

plot [plot plots plotted plotting] noun, verb BrE [plɒt] NAmE [plɑːt]
noun
1. countable, uncountable the series of events that form the story of a novel, play, film/movie, etc
•a conventional plot about love and marriage
• The book is well organized in terms of plot.
2. countable ~ (to do sth) a secret plan made by a group of people to do sth wrong or illegal
Syn: ↑conspiracy
•a murder plot
• The rebels hatched a plot to overthrow the government.
• Police uncovered a plot against the president.
3. 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

Word Origin:
late 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.

Thesaurus:
plot noun
1. C
•It's a conventional plot about love and marriage.
storyline • • story • |formal narrative • |especially written tale •
a plot/storyline/story/narrative/tale about sb/sth
a good/amusing plot/storyline/story/tale
dramatic/romantic/complicated plot/story/tale
2. C
•He was the victim of an elaborate murder plot.
conspiracy • • scheme • |especially written intrigue •
a/an plot/conspiracy/intrigue against sb
a plot/conspiracy/scheme to do sth
be involved in a/an plot/conspiracy/scheme/intrigue
uncover a/an plot/conspiracy/scheme

Collocations:
Literature
Being 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…
Plot, character and atmosphere
construct/create/weave/weave sth into a complex narrative
advance/drive the plot
introduce/present the protagonist/a character
describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(sb 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
Language, style and imagery
use/employ language/imagery/humour/(especially US) 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/sb's work/sb's imagination
Reading and criticism
read an author/sb's work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage
review a book/a novel/sb's work
give sth/get/have/receive a good/bad review
be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece
quote a phrase/line/stanza/passage/author
provoke/spark discussion/criticism
study/interpret/understand a text/passage
translate sb's work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem

Synonyms:
land
lot • ground • space • plot
These 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
lot • (NAmE) a piece of land that is used or intended for a particular purpose: ▪ building lots ◇ ▪ a parking lot
ground • an area of land that is used for a particular purpose: ▪ The kids were playing on waste ground near the school. ◇ ▪ the site of an ancient burial ground
land, lot or ground?
Land is used for large areas of open land in the country, especially when it is used for farming. A lot is often a smaller piece of land in a town or city, especially one intended for building or parking on. Ground is any area of open land; a ground is an area of land designed or used for a particular purpose or activity.
space • a large area of land that has no buildings on it: ▪ The city has plenty of open space. ◇ ▪ the ▪ wide open spaces ▪ of the Canadian prairies
plot • a small piece of land used or intended for a particular purpose: ▪ She bought a small ▪ plot of land ▪ to build a house. ◇ ▪ a vegetable plot
lot or plot?
Either a lot or a plot can be used for building on. Only a plot can also be used for growing vegetables or burying people.
an open space
open/empty/vacant/waste/derelict land/ground
a/an empty/vacant lot/plot

Example Bank:
•She has constructed a complicated plot, with a large cast of characters.
•The main plot revolves around a suspicious death.
•The plots each measure 10 metres by 20 metres.
•The police claim to have uncovered a plot by terrorists to assassinate the president.
•There are several unexpected twists in the plot before the murderer is revealed.
•There is a clever plot twist near the end of the film.
•They had taken part in a Jacobite plot against William III.
•They own a five-acre plot of land.
•This car chase does nothing to advance the plot.
•a plot measuring 10 m by 20 m
•At the back of the house was a small vegetable plot.
•He had been the victim of an elaborate murder plot.
•He was buried in the family plot at the cemetery.
•She bought a small plot of land to build a house.
•The military had foiled an assassination plot against the president.
•The novel is well organized in terms of plot.
Idioms: ↑lose the plot ▪ ↑plot thickens

verb (-tt-)
1. intransitive, transitive to make a secret plan to harm sb, especially a government or its leader
Syn: ↑conspire
•~ (with sb) (against sb) They were accused of plotting against the state.
•~ sth Military officers were suspected of plotting a coup.
•She spends every waking hour plotting her revenge.
•~ to do sth They were plotting to overthrow the government.
2. transitive ~ sth (on sth) to mark sth on a map, for example the position or course of sth
•The earthquake centres had been plotted on a world map.
•He plotted a new route across the Atlantic.
3. transitive ~ sth (on sth) to make a diagram or chart from some information
•We carefully plotted each patient's response to the drug on a chart.
4. transitive ~ sth (on sth) to mark points on a ↑graph and draw a line or curve connecting them
•First, plot the temperature curve on the graph.
5. transitive ~ sth to write the ↑plot of a novel, play, etc
•a tightly-plotted thriller
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 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.

Thesaurus:
plot verb I, T
•They were plotting to overthrow the government.
scheme • • collude • |formal conspire • • connive •
plot/scheme/conspire against sb
plot/collude/conspire/connive with sb
plot/conspire/collude together
plot/scheme/collude/conspire/connive to do sth

Example Bank:
•Greenhouse temperature can be plotted against plant growth.
•He was arrested on suspicion of plotting against the king.
•Taylor plotted with his daughter to murder her husband.
•The figures are plotted on a graph.
•The killings were carefully plotted and not impulsive.
•The positions of the archaeological finds are accurately plotted.