plot noun ⇨conspiracy (a murder plot)⇨land2 (a plot of land)⇨story1 (the plot of the film)plot
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plot ♦︎ conspire ♦︎ scheme ♦︎ collude ♦︎ conniveThese words all mean to secretly plan to do sth illegal or harmful.这些词均表示密谋非法或害人的事。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to plot / conspire / scheme against sb◆to plot / conspire / collude / connive with sb◆to plot / conspire / collude together◆to plot / conspire / scheme / collude / connive to do sth◆to secretly plot / conspire / scheme / connive■plot [intransitive, transitive] to make a secret plan to harm sb, especially a government or its leader密谋,暗中策划(尤指加害政府或政府首脑)◆They were accused of plotting against the state.他们被指控阴谋叛国。◆She spends every waking hour plotting her revenge.她清醒的每时每刻都在策划着复仇。◆They were plotting to overthrow the government.他们在密谋颠覆政府。 see also plot ⇨ conspiracynoun, plotter ⇨ accomplice■conspire kənˈspaɪə(r) [intransitive] (formal) to secretly plan with other people to do sth illegal or harmful合谋;密谋;图谋◆They were accused of conspiring against the king.他们被指控阴谋背叛国王。◆She admitted conspiring with her lover to murder her husband.她承认与情夫密谋杀害亲夫。 see also conspiracy ⇨ conspiracy, conspirator ⇨ accomplice■scheme skiːm [intransitive, transitive] to make secret plans to do sth that will help yourself and possibly harm others密谋,秘密策划,图谋(损人利己的事)◆She seemed to feel that we were all scheming against her.她似乎觉得我们都在算计她。◆His colleagues, meanwhile, were busily scheming to get rid of him.与此同时,他的同事们在加紧谋划挤走他。ⓘ Scheme is usually used with a preposition or in the phrase scheme to do sth; it does not usually take a noun phrase as object. * scheme通常与介词连用或用于短语scheme to do sth,通常不带名词短语作宾语◆to scheme a coup/your revengeIt is often used to suggest the general nature of sb's activities, rather than to talk about a particular plot against sb. * scheme常意味着某人的行为不光明正大,并不确指是何阴谋。 see also scheme ⇨ conspiracynoun■collude kəˈluːd [intransitive] to work together secretly to do sth illegal or harmful密谋;勾结;串通◆Several people had colluded in the murder.这起谋杀案由几个人共谋。◆The president accused his opponents of colluding with foreigners.总统指责反对派与国外势力勾结。 see also collusion ⇨ conspiracy■connive kəˈnaɪv [intransitive] (formal) to work together with sb to do sth illegal or harmful密谋;勾结;串通◆The government was accused of having connived with the security forces to permit murder.有人指控政府与安全部队狼狈为奸,对谋杀听之任之。NOTE辨析 Conspire, collude or connive?People who conspire together usually belong to one group who all want the same things. People who collude or connive usually belong to different groups or have different aims, but all benefit in some way from the plot. Conspire suggests the greatest degree of active involvement, and connive the least: it usually means helping or allowing sb else to do sth wrong. * conspire通常指来自同一团体的人密谋以达到共同的目的,collude或connive通常指来自不同团体或出于不同目的的人串通并从中获利。三个词当中,conspire一词所包含的参与密谋的主动性最强,而connive最小,通常指协助或允许他人做坏事。
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