plastic
noun uk/ˈplæs.tɪk/ us/ˈplæs.tɪk/
(SUBSTANCE)
A2 [ C or U ]塑料
an artificial substance that can be shaped when soft into many different forms and has many different uses
He put a sheet of plastic over the broken window. 他在打碎的窗户上蒙了块塑料布。
Those flowers aren't real - they're made of plastic. 那些花不是真的——是塑料做的。
plastics [ U ] 塑料制造（业）
the process or business of producing plastic
The company has moved into plastics. 公司已转而进入塑料制造业。
the plastics industry 塑料工业
She worked as an industrial nurse for a plastics company in the town where she lived.
The plastics division bought up over a hundred industrial plants.
Local people complained constantly about the stench from the local plastics factory.
- More examples
- Copper conducts electricity, but plastic does not.
- The architects have made imaginative use of glass and transparent plastic.
- This plastic is going to be moulded into plates.
- These toys are made from tough plastic.
- These are the electrical connectors, cased in waterproof plastic.
(MONEY)
[ U ] (also plastic money)信用卡；赊购卡
credit cards or debit cards, rather than money in the form of notes, coins, or cheques
I'd prefer a restaurant where they take plastic. 我更喜欢去一家接受信用卡付款的饭馆。
plastic
adjective uk/ˈplæs.tɪk/ us/ˈplæs.tɪk/
(SUBSTANCE)
A2 塑料（制）的
made of plastic
a plastic bag/box/cup 塑料袋／盒／杯
- More examples
- I keep my computer printer under a protective plastic cover.
- The wires were fastened together with a plastic clip.
- These plastic cups are virtually indestructible.
- The table has a plastic coating which prevents liquids from permeating into the wood beneath.
- There's a new scheme in our town for recycling plastic bottles.
(FALSE)
disapproving不真实的，不自然的，做作的
artificial or false
I hate the hostesses' false cheerfulness and plastic smiles. 我讨厌女主人的假开心和做作的微笑。
(SOFT)
可塑的，塑性的
soft enough to be changed into a new shape
Clay is a very plastic material. 黏土是一种可塑性极强的材料。
This metal is plastic at high temperatures. 这种金属在高温下具有可塑性。