plastic

noun

1. 塑料
   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 .
   1. The pipes should be made of plastic .
      这些管子应该是用塑料制作的。
   2. a sheet of clear plastic
      一张透明的塑料
   3. the plastic industry
      塑料工业
2. 塑料学
   the science of making plastics
3. 信用卡
   a way of talking about credit cards
   1. Do they take plastic?
      他们收信用卡吗？

adj.

1. 塑料制的；塑料的
   made of plastic
   1. a plastic bag/cup/toy
      塑料袋 / 杯 / 玩具
2. 可塑的；有塑性的
   easily formed into different shapes
   1. Clay is a plastic substance.
      黏土是可塑物质。
3. 做作的；虚伪的；矫饰的
   that seems artificial; false; not real or sincere
   1. 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

1. N-MASS 塑料
   Plastic is a material which is produced from oil by a chemical process and which is used to make many objects. It is light in weight and does not break easily.
   1. ...a wooden crate, sheltered from wetness by sheets of plastic...
      用塑料薄膜防潮的木板箱
   2. A lot of the plastics that carmakers are using cannot be recycled.
      汽车制造商使用的许多塑料制品是无法回收利用的。
   3. ...a black plastic bag.
      黑色塑料袋
2. ADJ-GRADED 不自然的；不真实的
   If you describe something as plastic, you mean that you think it looks or tastes unnatural or not real.
   1. ...plastic airline food...
      航班上味同嚼蜡的食品
   2. When girls put on too much eye-shadow, they look plastic.
      女孩子如果把眼影涂得过重，看起来就不自然了。
3. N-UNCOUNT （塑料制）信用卡
   If you use plastic or plastic money to pay for something, you pay for it with a credit card instead of using cash.
   1. Using plastic to pay for an order is simplicity itself.
      用信用卡支付订单是很简单的事。
   2. ...shopping with their plastic money.
      用他们的信用卡购物
4. ADJ 可塑的；塑性的
   Something that is plastic is soft and can easily be made into different shapes.
   1. The mud is smooth, gray, soft, and plastic as butter.
      这种泥浆呈灰色，它光滑、柔软，像黄油一样易塑。

1. One of them protests loudly, and the Americans cart him away in plastic handcuffs
   其中有个人大声抗议，美国人就把他铐上塑料手铐带走了。
2. These crystals are then embedded in a plastic, and the plastic is extruded as a wire
   然后将这些晶体嵌入一块塑料，再把塑料挤压成线。
3. Cover with plastic film and refrigerate for 24 hours.
   覆上保鲜膜，冷藏24小时。
4. He has been left hideously disfigured by plastic surgery.
   整形外科手术导致他完全毁容了。
5. The durable high-impact plastic case is water resistant to 100 feet.
   这种结实的高强度塑料盒子在水下100英尺以内是防水的。
6. This type of plastic is almost indestructible.
   这种塑料几乎牢不可破。
7. At Easter, we give them plastic eggs filled with small toys, novelties and coins.
   复活节时，我们给他们分发塑料彩蛋，里面装着小玩具、新颖的小玩意儿和硬币。
8. The plant makes plastic covered steel pipes for the oil and gas industries.
   这家工厂为石油和燃气企业生产包塑钢管。
9. A lot of the plastics that carmakers are using cannot be recycled.
   汽车制造商使用的许多塑料制品是无法回收利用的。
10. When girls put on too much eye-shadow, they look plastic.
    女孩子如果把眼影涂得过重，看起来就不自然了。
11. Using plastic to pay for an order is simplicity itself.
    用信用卡支付订单是很简单的事。
12. The mud is smooth, gray, soft, and plastic as butter.
    这种泥浆呈灰色，它光滑、柔软，像黄油一样易塑。
13. The material will be processed into plastic pellets.
    这些材料将会被加工成塑料小球。
14. Prying off the plastic lid, she took out a small scoop.
    她揭开塑料盖，拿出了一个小勺。
15. He had plastic surgery to help reconstruct his badly damaged face
    他做了整形手术以修复其严重受伤的面部。
16. Manufacturers are looking into building cars out of plastic to avoid the problem of rust.
    制造商们正研究如何用塑料制造车辆，以避免生锈。
17. On beaches, keep your camera safe from sand by enveloping it inside a plastic bag
    在沙滩上时，将相机用塑料袋包裹起来以防止进沙子。
18. Molded plastic is almost indestructible, but scuffs easily.
    注塑几乎弄不坏，但是容易磨损。
19. A woman picks them up and seals them in plastic bags.
    一个女人把它们捡起来放入几只密封的塑料袋中。
20. The stool had a torn, red plastic seat.
    那个凳子的红色塑料座面已经破旧不堪。
21. They put plastic sheeting on the insides of our windows.
    他们在我们的窗子里面贴了层塑料薄膜。
22. She puts a piece of plastic tubing in her mouth and starts siphoning gas from a huge metal drum
    她把一根塑料管放进嘴里，开始从一个巨大的金属桶里吸气。
23. It was I who first raised the subject of plastic surgery.
    是我第一个提到整形手术这个话题的。
24. He tied the ends of the plastic bag together
    他把塑料袋的两头系在了一起。
25. A plastic surgeon can remove the top layer of skin.
    整形外科医生可以除去最表层的皮肤。
26. The building is roofed entirely with translucent corrugated plastic.
    这座建筑完全用半透明瓦楞塑料封顶。
27. Waterproofed fabric pants are more expensive than plastic pants.
    防水纤维短裤比塑料短裤贵多了。
28. If plastic and rubber are burnt, they'll give off poisonous gases.
    要是塑料和橡胶被焚，就会放出有毒的气体。
29. The plastic was poured into the mold and left to set until it was firm.
    塑料被注入模子后，便放在一边让它慢慢凝结硬化。
30. The rice seedlings were covered with plastic sheeting.
    秧苗上面覆盖着塑料薄膜。

noun

1. a card (usually plastic) that assures a seller that the person using it has a satisfactory credit rating and that the issuer will see to it that the seller receives payment for the merchandise delivered
   1. do you take plastic?

   Synonym:    credit cardcharge cardcharge plate

2. generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives

adj

1. forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
   1. a formative influence
   2. a formative experience

   Synonym:    formativeshaping

2. capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)
   1. plastic substances such as wax or clay

   Synonym:    fictilemoldable

3. capable of being influenced or formed
   1. the plastic minds of children
   2. a pliant nature

   Synonym:    pliant