polythene
noun (British English)(North American English polyethylene)
[uncountable]a strong thin plastic material, used especially for making bags or for wrapping things in 聚乙烯 a polythene bag 聚乙烯袋 polythene sheeting 聚乙烯薄膜
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + polythene/polyethylene- cover something with
- line something with
- wrap something in
- …
- bag
- film
Word Origin1930s: contraction of polyethylene.