1
- a detailed proposal for doing or achieving something计划, 规划：
the UN peace plan.
联合国和平计划。
1.1
- 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：
3.1
- 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。
3.2
- 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）。
3.3
- 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。
3.4
- (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。
1.1
- no obj. 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。
短语
someone's （或the） best plan
- a person's (or the) most sensible course of action某人的最佳方案。
go according to plan
- happen as one arranged or intended按计划进行。
make a plan
- S. African devise a way of overcoming difficulties〈南非〉设计攻克难关。
plan of action（或campaign 或attack）
- an organized programme of measures to be taken in order to achieve a goal行动（或活动、袭击）计划。
词源
late 17th cent.: from French， from earlier plant 'ground plan， plane surface'， influenced in sense by Italian pianta 'plan of building'. Compare with PLANT.