plan

plan
noun
  1. a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something
    计划,规划
    the UN peace plan.
    联合国和平计划。
    ■[with modifier]a scheme for the regular payment of contributions towards a pension, savings account, or insurance policy
    (养老金、储蓄、保险)方案
    a personal pension plan.
    个人养老金方案。
  2. (一般作 plans)an intention or decision about what one is going to do
    意图,打算
    I have no plans to retire.
    我还没打算退休。
  3. a detailed diagram, drawing, or program, in particular
    详细图表,绘图,方案,尤指
    ■a fairly large-scale map of a town or district
    (镇、区的)大比例尺地图,详图
    a street plan.
    街道图。
    ■a drawing or diagram made by projection on a horizontal plane, especially one showing the layout of a building or one floor of a building
    平面图。 比较 elevation(义项3)
    ■a diagram showing how something will be arranged
    分布图,示意图
    look at the seating plan.
    看座位分布图。
    ■(in the Methodist Church) a document listing the preachers for all the services in a circuit during a given period
    (卫理公会教堂)巡回传教士名单
(planned, planning)
[with obj.]
  1. decide on and arrange in advance
    计划,安排,部署
    they were planning a trip to Egypt.
    他们计划到埃及去旅行。
    [with infinitive]he plans to fly on Wednesday.
    他计划星期三去乘飞机。
    [no obj.]we plan on getting married in the near future.
    我们安排在近期结婚。
    ■[noobj.]make preparations for an anticipated event or time
    做打算
    we have to plan for the future.
    我们不得不为日后做打算。
  2. design or make a plan of (something to be made or built)
    设计,绘制…的图样
    they were planning a garden.
    他们在设计一个花园。
常用词组
someone's ( 或 the) best plan
  1. a person's (or the) most sensible course of action
    某人的如意算盘
go according to plan
  1. happen as one arranged or intended
    按计划进行
make a plan
  1. (S. African)devise a way of overcoming difficulties
    (南非)设计攻克难关
plan of action (或 campaign 或 attack)
  1. an organized programme of measures to be taken in order to achieve a goal
    行动(或活动、袭击)计划
语源
  1. late 17th cent.: from French, from earlier plant 'ground plan, plane surface', influenced in sense by Italian pianta 'plan of building'. Compare with plant
英语宝典
考试词汇表