plastic
noun /ˈplæstɪk/
/ˈplæstɪk/
- [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
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy-duty
- reinforced
- strong
- …
- make
- produce
- recycle
- …
- The pipes should be made of plastic.
- 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?
- Do they take plastic?
词源mid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘characteristic of moulding’): from French plastique or Latin plasticus, from Greek plastikos, from plassein ‘to mould’.
