plastic
['plæs.tɪk] noun
SUBSTANCE 物质
ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable
■an artificial substance that can be shaped when soft into many different forms and has many different uses 塑胶•He put a sheet of plastic over the broken window.他在打破的窗户上盖了一块塑胶片。 •Those flowers aren't real - they're made of plastic.那些花不是真的——是塑胶做成的。 plastics uncountable
■the process or business of producing plastic 塑胶制造（业）•The company has moved into plastics.公司已转而投身塑胶制造业。 •the plastics industry塑胶工业
['plæs.tɪk] noun
MONEY 钱
uncountable (also plastic money)
■credit cards or debit cards , rather than money in the form of notes, coins or cheques 信用卡•I'd prefer a restaurant where they take plastic.我较喜欢到接受信用卡付款的餐厅吃饭。
['plæs.tɪk] adjective
SUBSTANCE 物质
ESSENTIAL
■made of plastic 塑胶（制）的•a plastic bag/box/cup塑胶袋／盒／杯 ■disapproving
■artificial or false 不真实的，不自然的，做作的•I hate the hostesses' false cheerfulness and plastic smiles.我讨厌女主人假装高兴，脸上带着做作的微笑。
['plæs.tɪk] adjective
SOFT 柔软的
■soft enough to be changed into a new shape 可塑的，塑性的•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。 |