plastic /ˈplæstɪk/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-MASS Plastic is a material that is produced from oil by a chemical process and that is used to make many objects. It is light in weight and does not break easily. 塑料

  例：

  ...a wooden crate, sheltered from rain by sheets of plastic.

  …一只板条木箱，用塑料膜盖着遮雨。

  例：

  A lot of the plastics that carmakers are using cannot be recycled.

  汽车制造商们正在使用的很多塑料制品是无法回收再用的。

• 2. 

  ADJ If you describe something as plastic, you mean that you think it looks or tastes unnatural or not real. (样子或味道) 不自然的 [表不满]

  例：

  You wanted proper home-cooked meals, you said you had enough plastic hotel food and airline food.

  你想吃地道的家常饭菜，你说你吃够了宾馆里和航班上味道不纯的食品。

• 3. 

  N-UNCOUNT If you use plastic or plastic money to pay for something, you pay for it with a credit card instead of using cash. 信用卡 [非正式]

  例：

  Using plastic to pay for an order is simplicity itself.

  使用信用卡支付订单本身就很简单。

• 4. 

  ADJ Something that is plastic is soft and can easily be made into different shapes. 柔软易塑的

  例：

  You can also enjoy mud packs with the natural mud, smooth, grey, soft, and plastic as butter.

  你还可以享受天然泥制面膜，灰色的泥，光滑、柔软, 像黄油一样易塑。