mindmap root((计划)) plan implies mental formulation and sometimes graphical representation of a method or course of action: studied the ~s for the proposed industrial park. design often suggests a definite pattern and some degree of achieved order or harmony: ~s for three new gowns. plot implies a laying out in clearly distinguished sections with attention on their relations and proportions: outlined the ~ of the new play. scheme stresses calculation of the end in view and may apply to a plan motivated by craftiness and self-interest: a ~ to swindle senior citizens of their savings. project often stresses enterprise, imaginative scope, or vision but sometimes connotes ponderous or needless extension: a ~ to develop the waterfront.