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🔊/ˈsʌbplɒt/
🔊/ˈsʌbplɑːt/
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  1. a series of events in a play, novel, etc. that is separate from but linked to the main story（戏剧、小说等的）次要情节，从属情节Topics Literature and writingc2, Film and theatrec2