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plastic

英 ['plæstɪk] 美['plæstɪk]

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近义词pliant flexible variable fluid changeable mobile

adj. 塑料的；（外科）造型的；可塑的
n. 塑料制品；整形；可塑体

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复数: plastics;

中文词源

plastic 塑料的，可塑的

来自拉丁语plasticus,形成的，可塑的，来自希腊语plastos,形成的，铺开的，来自plassein,形成，铺开，来自PIE*pele,展开，放平，词源同plan,plain.引申词义塑料的。

英英释意

1. 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

英文词源

plastic: plastic: [16] Plastic is etymologically a ‘mouldable’ substance. The word comes via French plastique and Latin plasticus from Greek plastikós ‘fit for moulding’, a derivative of the verb plássein ‘mould’ (source also of English plasma [18] and plaster). Up until the 20th century its main use in English was as an adjective, meaning ‘pliable’. The first record of its use for a ‘synthetic material made from organic compounds’ comes from 1909. The trade-name Plasticine was coined from it in the 1890s.
=> plasma, plaster
plastic (n.): 1905, "solid substance that can be molded," originally of dental molds, from plastic (adj.). Main current meaning, "synthetic product made from oil derivatives," first recorded 1909, coined by Leo Baekeland (see bakelite).
plastic (adj.): 1630s, "capable of shaping or molding," from Latin plasticus, from Greek plastikos "able to be molded, pertaining to molding, fit for molding," also in reference to the arts, from plastos "molded, formed," verbal adjective from plassein "to mold" (see plasma). Surgical sense of "remedying a deficiency of structure" is first recorded 1839 (in plastic surgery). Meaning "made of plastic" is from 1909. Picked up in counterculture slang with meaning "false, superficial" (1963). Plastic explosive (n.) attested from 1894.

同义词辨析

flexible, elastic, plastic

这些形容词均有"弹性的，易弯曲的"之意。

flexible：主要指有韧性，暗示有可以弯曲而不脆继的特性，但不一定有弹性。也可作引申用。

elastic：强调物体的伸展性，也可作引申用。

plastic：科技用词，指事物质地柔软，易造型，可塑造成所需的形状。

考试真题

Verifone, the company that makes the store’s card reader would not confirm or deny that the plastic bag trick worked.

Some, like Mr.Azar’s plastic bag, are open to argument as to how they work, or whether they really work at all.

He wrapped one layer of the plastic around the card and tried again.

Azar reached beneath the counter for a black plastic bag.

Everything about the look and feel of a wallet—the way the fastenings and materials wear and tear and loosen with age, the plastic and paper and gold and silver, and handwritten phone numbers and printed cinema tickets—is the very opposite of what our world is becoming.

Everything about the look and feel of a wallet—the way the fastenings and materials wear and tear and loosen with age, the plastic and paper and gold and silver, and handwritten phone numbers and printed cinema tickets—is the very opposite of what our wor

Regardless, the World Health Organisation has launched a review into the potential health risks of drinking water from plastic bottles.

That’s the conclusion of a recently released study, which analysed 259 bottles from 11 brands sold in nine countries, revealing an average of 325 plastic particles per litre of water.

That's the vision of a hotel chain that plans to send digital keys to guests' phones via an app instead of making them check in and get the traditional plastic swipe cards.

When travelling overseas, do you buy water in plastic bottles or take your chances with tap water?

The birds can easily eat pieces of plastic or rubber hands and they can die, said Flack.

Much of the waste is discarded rotten meat, mixed in with other human debris such as plastic bags and old toys.

In Aisle 34 is precut plastic flooring, the glue already in place.

"The birds can easily eat pieces of plastic or rubber hands and they can die, " said Flack.

Americans use more than 100 billion thin film plastic bags every year.

And while plastic bags may be ugly to look at, they represent a small percentage of all garbage on the ground today.

Bertocchini agrees and hopes her team's findings might one day help employ the enzyme to break down plastics in landfills.

But she expects using the chemical in some kind of industrial process-not simply "millions of worms thrown on top of the plastic".

Companies produce thousands of different kinds of disposable products: paper plates, plastic cups, and cameras, to name a few.

Cover the hole with the plastic sheet.

Eyeing these headwinds, plastic-bag makers are hiring scientists like stein to make the case that their products are not as bad for the planet as most people assume.

Humans produce more than 300 million tons of plastic every year.

It was kept in a plastic bag with a seal.

Next, cover the hole with the plastic sheet, securing the edges of the plastic with dirt and weighting the sheet's center down with a rock.

One study found that a cotton bag must be used at least 131 times to be better for the planet than plastic.

Peter examined the box and, sure enough, it was completely covered in factory-sealed plastic.

Recycling plastics and aluminum, for instance, uses only 5% to 10% as much energy as producing new plastic or smelting aluminum.

Remove the skin and place them in plastic bags or containers and freeze.

Researchers in spain and england recently found that the worms of the greater wax moth can break down polyethylene, which accounts for 40% of plastics.

Scientists have obtained more evidence that plastic is finding its way into the human body.

The plastic should now form a cone with 45-degree-angled sides.

The researchers say that the keyboard should be pretty straightforward to commercialize and is mostly made of inexpensive, plastic-like parts.

The solar still works by creating a greenhouse under the plastic.

The stronger a reusable bag is, the longer its life and the more plastic-bag use it cancels out.

They are less strong than plastic bags.

They can also be made of plastic, animal bone or metal.

They take plastics as their everyday food.

To confirm that the worms' chewing alone was not responsible for the polyethylene breakdown, the researchers made some worms into paste and applied it to plastic films.

Two things changed my life: my mother and a white plastic bike basket.

India has just announced it will "eliminate all single-use plastic in the country by 2022". There are also incentive-based ways of making better environmental choices easier, such as ensuring recycling is at least as easy as trash disposal.

One their own, taking our own bags to the grocery store or quitting plastic straws, for example, will accomplish little and require very little of us.

sixty toddlers were each introduced to an adult tester holding a plastic container.

The robot was the same size as a regular rat but resembled a simple plastic box on wheels.

They're part of a bunch of celebrities starring in a new video for World Environment Day—encouraging you, the consumer, to swap out your single-use plastic staples like straws and cutlery to combat the plastics crisis.

This might mean implementing policy such as a plastic tax that adds a cost to environmentally problematic action, or banning single-use plastics altogether.

实用场景例句

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

Do they take plastic?: 他们收信用卡吗？

a plastic bag/cup/toy: 塑料袋 / 杯 / 玩具

Clay is a plastic substance.: 黏土是可塑物质。

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

...a wooden crate, sheltered from wetness by sheets of plastic...: 用塑料薄膜防潮的木板箱

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。

...plastic airline food...: 航班上味同嚼蜡的食品

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。

Using plastic to pay for an order is simplicity itself.: 用信用卡支付订单是很简单的事。

...shopping with their plastic money.: 用他们的信用卡购物

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。

Clay and wax are plastic substances.: 黏土和蜡是可塑性物质.

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.

Why use wood when you can use plastic?: 既然能用塑料,为什么还要用木料?

This setsquare is made of plastic.: 这个三角板是用塑料做的.

The new plastic is completely inflexible.: 这种新塑料是完全不可弯曲的.

Has this plastic been tested for safety in great heat?: 这种塑料进行过高温测试吗 ?

Many shoes nowadays are made of plastic or similar stuff.: 如今,许多鞋子是用塑料或类似的材料制成的.

He peeled away the plastic wrapping.: 他去掉塑料包装.

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