peace, etc. plan fNk/M, IMfoa
five-point plan 0
a three-year plan zr. 7 i+ jc*J 0
We need to make plans for the future.
7
° 0 a plan of action/campaign Wit) / 0
Let’s hope everything will go according to plan. {H Jjg — it $J /ft
fr o — see also master plan
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MAP J$, ® 3 a
detailed map of a building, town, etc.
( : a plan of the museum If tltt
i||f| o a street plan of the
city MrUtrif#
H
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DRAWING 4 [especially pi.] ~ (for/of sth) (technical 7 i#) a detailed
drawing of a machine, building, etc. that shows its size, shape and
measurements (
7ffi
HI; SI If: The architect is drawing up plans for the new offices.
i&it o —compare elevation(4),
ground plan(1) 5 a diagram that shows how sth will be arranged ftW HI; 7 M g] : a seating plan (= showing where
each person will sit, for example at a dinner) J®> 7 j#: III
0 a floor plan (= showing how
furniture is arranged)
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MONEY it 6 (especially in
compounds 7®)
a way of investing money for the future a
savings plan
a verb ( nn )
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MAKE ARRANGEMENTS RW 1 ~ (sth) (for sth) to make
detailed arrangements for sth you want to do in the
future ff
>[>$;}#; it#]; i£#J: [VN] to plan a trip if $J— IXMW O A
meeting has been planned for early next year. £ iZ it #J M 7 7 Z3 ft
o 0 Everything went exactly as planned. — fO IP if $JiftfTo 0 We planned the
day down to the last detail. A
1$
0 O [V] to plan for the future M $J 77 0 [V wh-] I’ve been planning how I’m
going to spend the day. — ft fE ^ #J &# It — A o O [V that] They planned that
the two routes would connect. IM ] if 0
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INTEND/EXPECT MW 2 ~ (on sth/on doing sth) to
intend
or expect to do sth fj %; MW: [V] We hadn’t planned on going
anywhere this evening. 3£ ill
0
[V to inf] They plan to
arrive some time after three. o [VN] We’re
planning
a trip to
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DESIGN iSc i| 3 [VN] to make a
design or an outline for
sthiiif; SIR; MM: to plan an essay/a garden
$JJS—7^0
0 a well-planned campaign
IJITim .plan sth<-out to plan carefully and
in detail sth that you are going to do in the future ijf 7'^^; % $]: Plan out your route before you go. ml llfFIffliS:
0
She has her career all planned out. Mxf
g
a
Plan 'A noun [sing.] the thing or things sb intends
to do if everything happens as they expect ( —
WRTmm) M-ftihirm,
pla nar /'plem0(r)/ adj. (technical 7in) of or related to a flat surface 7ffi
W)
Plan 'B noun [sing.] the thing or things sb intends
to do if their first plan is not successful (
Z.&:
If Plan
A fails, go to Plan B. ,
WLWWM~
plane 0*w /plein/ noun, adj., verb
mnoun 1 (BrE also aero-plane) (NAmE also air-plane) a flying vehicle with
wings and one or more engines 0$|/l: She left by plane for
0
a plane crash 111^^0/ caught the next plane to
landed at
) 77, S®, fifr©, to reach a higher
plane
of achievement 4 a tool with a blade
set
in a flat surface, used for making the surface of wood
smooth by shaving very thin layers off it 77®; ® 7 — picture o tool
| 1511 planning permission
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adj. [only before noun] (technical 7 in) completely flat; level 7#J; 7iS$J: a plane surface 7®
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verb 1 to make a piece of
wood smoother or flatter with a plane n.(4) IB ® 7®7: [VN] Plane the surface
down first. if Alcft]A®®7o 0 [VN-ADJ] Then plane the wood smooth.
Mlbffi7A® Ao 2 [V] (of a bird 4) to fly without moving the wings,
especially high up in the air ffr/H 3 [V] (of a boat, etc. /blilft#) to move
quickly across water, only just touching the surface JUf 7®2£3l£
plane-load /'pleinlaud; NAmE
-loud/ noun the number of people or the amount of goods that
can be carried in a plane ) : two
planeloads of
refugees
planer /'pleina(r)/ noun
an
electric tool for making wooden surfaces smooth ( ffezft ) ®7
planet O-w /'plaemt/ noun 1
[C] a large round object in space that moves around a star (such as the sun)
and receives light from it ff It: the planets of our solar system APS^ (ftfr S. 0 the planet
Earth/Venus/Mars Kfe^c; AM 2 the planet [sing.]
used
to mean ‘the world’, especially when talking about the environment ) : the battle to save
the planet M #: Jfe 3$. At 4 irifll to be on another 'planet | what 'planet is sb on? (informal, humorous)
used
to suggest that sb’s ideas are not realistic or practical ( ) : He thinks being a
father is easy. What planet is he on?
Ho
plan et arium /.plaem'teariam; NAmE
-'ter-/
noun (pi -iums) a building with a curved ceiling to
represent the sky at night, with moving images of the planets and stars, used
to educate and entertain people 7
Hit
plan et ary /'plaenatri; NAmE
-teri/
adj.
[only before noun] (technical
7i«)
relating to a planet or planets a
planetary system fjM&
'plane tree noun
a
tree with spreading branches and broad leaves, that is often found in towns in
northern countries ®#7
plan-gent /'plaend3ant/ adj.
1
(formal) (of sounds ft
^) loud, with a strong beat 2 (literary)
(of
sounds
or images expressing sadness
W; WMHT7I plaintive: the plangent sound of the harpsichord
plank /plaerjk/ noun
1 a long narrow flat
piece of wood that is used for making floors, etc. 7#7 a plank
of wood “ i/i 7 jfe ^ 0 a
wooden plank — 7 Wl
2 a main point in the policy of an organization, especially a political
party ( 1^7': The
central plank of the bill was rural
development.
U7T7TB see thick adj., walk v.
plank ing /‘plaerjkirj/ noun
[U]
planks used to make a floor, etc. Sfe^7l4
plank-ton /‘plaerjktan/ noun
[U+sing./pl. v.]
the
very small forms of plant and animal life that live in water # W-
.planned economy (also com.mand economy) noun
an
economy in which production, prices and incomes are decided and fixed by the
central government MM&ffr
plan ner /'plaen0(r)/ noun
1
(also .town
'planner) a
person whose job is to plan the growth and development of a town TfT M M # 2 a person who makes plans for a
particular area of activity i£i+#; curriculum planners AM 3 a book, computer
program,
etc. that contains dates and is used for recording information, arranging
meetings, etc. iE 7
mm
plan
ning o-w /’plaemr)/
noun
[U]
1
the act or process of making plans for sth if$j ®iT; M ^IJ it : financial planning M $L if ^lj — see also FAMILY PLANNING 2 = TOWN PLANNING
'planning permission noun [U] (BrE) official permission
to build a new building or change one that already exists MVL ( ) t^rT