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subplot

/suhb-plot/US // ˈsʌbˌplɒt //UK // (ˈsʌbˌplɒt) //

子剧情,子情节,子剧集,子剧

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a secondary or subordinate plot, as in a play, novel, or other literary work; underplot.Compare counterplot.

Examples

  • One of the neat things in cycling is all the subplots happening on any given day of a Grand Tour.

  • The integration of Reese will be one of the interesting subplots for the Terrapins as they get ready for the postseason.

  • With his six-touchdown performance, Fields reestablished himself as a likely high pick in his own right, and a subplot Monday will be how much he and Alabama quarterback Mac Jones impress NFL evaluators.

  • The rumor morphed and gained traction as more people contributed subplots, and it swerved through niche platforms and into the mainstream, where a Republican member of Congress blamed antifa for the insurrection.

  • New Orleans’s special complexity on race-related matters is proffered as a subplot, but isn’t explored enough to gain traction.

  • That whole subplot seemed to me like a reference to the Ginsberg poem “Howl” and the idea of man rebelling against the status quo.

  • The subplot is always whether The Company will outrun her latest mood swing, which also turns out to be somehow brilliant.

  • One subplot exchanges homeless people for illegal immigrants crossing into the United States.

  • His daughter, Noelle, appears to have won a battle with substance abuse, a common subplot for many American families.

  • Meanwhile there is a subplot (of sorts) about five people who all had a role in a crooked real estate deal.