plastic

noun

/ˈplæstɪk/

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[uncountable, countable, usually plural] a light strong material that is produced by chemical processes and can be formed into shapes when heated. There are many different types of plastic, used to make different objects and fabrics.塑料
- The pipes should be made of plastic.这些管子应该是用塑料制作的。
- a sheet of clear plastic一张透明的塑料
- the plastic industry塑料工业
- recycled plastic回收塑料
- chairs made from plastic塑料椅子
- dashboards moulded in plastic用塑料模压成的仪表板
Topics Physics and chemistrya2, The environmenta2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- heavy-duty
- reinforced
- strong
- …
verb + plastic
- make
- produce
- recycle
- …
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plastics
[uncountable] the science of making plastics塑料学
[uncountable] (informal) a way of talking about credit cards信用卡
- Do they take plastic?他们收信用卡吗？

Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘characteristic of moulding’): from French plastique or Latin plasticus, from Greek plastikos, from plassein ‘to mould’.

plastic

adjective

/ˈplæstɪk/

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made of plastic塑料制的；塑料的
- a plastic bag/bottle/cup塑料袋/瓶子/杯子
- recyclable plastic containers 可回收塑料容器
Topics Physics and chemistrya2
(of a material or substance材料或物质) easily formed into different shapes可塑的；有塑性的 synonym malleable
- Clay is a plastic substance.黏土是可塑物质。
(disapproving) that seems artificial; false; not real or sincere做作的；虚伪的；矫饰的 synonym false
- TV game show hosts with their banal remarks and plastic smiles语言陈腐、笑容刻板的电视竞赛节目主持人
- The flight attendants served up plastic food with little taste or texture.空乘人员端上来的塑料食品没有什么味道和质地。

Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘characteristic of moulding’): from French plastique or Latin plasticus, from Greek plastikos, from plassein ‘to mould’.