subplot [ˈsʌbplɑ:t]

例句:

• Russell is appealingly brash until a bogus subplot forces him to suggest borderline psychosis.
  来自NEWYORKER
• Fleshed out the novel with a subplot.
  辅以次要情节使小说更充实.
  
• Their story is counterpointed by a subplot involving housewife Edda Barends, who is kidnapped.
  同一时间,在城市的另一端,一位家庭主妇因不明原因被绑架,遭囚期间, 男子不断以拍摄其照片取乐.
  
• If anything, the next Red Sox - Yankees series will have a subplot going in. Doesn't it always?
  那麽下一次红袜和洋基的系列赛,是不是可能会有”其他的状况”发生? 不总是这样 吗 ?
  
• There could be an even more interesting subplot as well.
  来自BBC
• The story of the Park Central sale also has an intriguing subplot.
  来自WSJ