- [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
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy-duty
- reinforced
- strong
- …
- make
- produce
- recycle
- …
- plastics[uncountable]
the science of making plastics 塑料学 - [uncountable] (informal)
a way of talking about credit cards 信用卡
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘characteristic of moulding’): from French plastique or Latin plasticus, from Greek plastikos, from plassein ‘to mould’.
