n (1)计(规)划，方案(plan or large scale plan for doing sth)[C][N (for)，N+to-inf]：a～for term's work/manufacturing paper from straw/helping immigrants to learn English 学期工作/用稻草造纸/帮助移民学英语的计划;a～to earn money by growing vegetables/to build 63 houses and a motel/to increase sales 一项种植蔬菜赚钱/建造63所房子和一家汽车旅馆/增加销售量的方案;the training/health-insurance/state pension/improvement～训练计划/医疗保险方案/国家养老金方案/改良方案;a practical/workable/silly～切实可行/可行/愚蠢的计划;adopt/complete/devise/lay/suggest a～采用/完成/想出/拟定/提出一个方案(计划);The～will work. 这个计划会成功的。〖同〗plan，programme，project;

(2)阴谋，诡计(secret or dishonest plan)[C]：a～to hold the armored truck/swindle the consumer/escape taxes 一个抢劫装甲车/欺骗消费者/逃税的阴谋;The～they carefully worked out for assassinating the Prime Minister has failed. 他们精心策划的暗杀总理的计划失败了。〖同〗 plot，secret plan;

(3)组(配)合，系统，体制(outline of a plan，system;orderly combination or arrangement)[C]：a colour～(for the sitting-room)(起居室的)颜色调配;a～of crisscrossing runways/society/a symphony 十字交叉的跑道/社会/交响乐结构;a～of wiring(电)接线图;Follow this～to put the radio tube in order. 按这张图，把无线电真空管安装在正确的地方。in the～of things 在事情发展的过程中;〖同〗organization，arrangement，system;

v 策划(动)，图(阴)谋 (make (esp，dishonest) schemes)[I，I+prep (for/against)，I+to-inf，T+n]：～against the king/sb 阴谋反对国王/某人;～for the overthrow of the government/sb's dismissal 阴谋推翻政府/策划开除某人;～to become President/defeat the leadership/cheat the government 策划当总统/推翻领导集团/欺骗政府;For months he has been～ing an escape/her downfall. 几个月来，他一直在谋划逃跑/使她垮台。〖同〗plan，plot，devise，design;

→′schemer n 阴谋家，野心家;′scheming adj 富于心计的，诡计多端的;

【辨异】scheme与plan、project和design的区别见DESIGN。scheme与plot²的区别见PLOT²。