plastic

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plas·tic1 /ˈplæstɪk/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective  1  TIMHCEmade of plastic 塑料制的 a plastic spoon 塑料汤匙 plastic bags 塑料袋 →4  See picture of 见图 MATERIAL 12. technicalCF a plastic substance can be formed into many different shapes and keeps the shape it is formed into until someone changes it 可塑的，塑性的3  ARTIFICIALsomething that is plastic looks or tastes artificial or not natural 人造的；不自然的 plastic food 人造食品 I hate that plastic smile of hers. 我讨厌她那种做作的笑容。

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plastic• But not the man with the plastic bag.• The murder weapon, a Kalashnikov free of fingerprints, was left at the scene in a plastic bag.• By mid-century, Californians Charles and Ray Eames had molded their plastic chaise for a 1948 museum competition.• They closed a few plants and decided to use the idle machinery to make plastic chips for cigarette filters.• People emerge from the casinos with beers in one hand and plastic cups full of change in the other.• She just let her feet get wet in their sensible plastic sandals.• A clear plastic tarp flapped and ballooned in the breeze.• I tried to find the plastic value of these fragments of our modern life.

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plastic2 ●●● S3 W2 noun  1  [countable, uncountable]HCP a light strong material that is produced by a chemical process, and which can be made into different shapes when it is soft 塑料 children’s toys made of plastic 塑料儿童玩具 the plastics industry 塑料工业2  [uncountable] informalBFMONEY small plastic cards that are used to pay for things instead of money 信用卡 SYN credit cards ‘I haven’t got any cash.’ ‘Don’t worry, I’ll stick it on the plastic (=pay for it using a credit card).’ “我没带现金。” “别担心，我来刷卡。” Do they take plastic? (=can you pay using a credit card?) 他们接受信用卡支付吗？

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plastic• Not a piece of sticky-back plastic, a toilet roll or a Blue Peter badge in sight!• Some industries, for example plastics, will evidently not be greatly affected.• The doors are made of plastic so they don't dent.• You have the following equipment: a large piece of plastic, rope, and an air tank.• The company experimented with various plastics but found that aluminum was still the best option.• I didn't have the cash for a trip home, so I paid with plastic.From Longman Business Dictionaryplasticplas‧tic /ˈplæstɪk/ noun [uncountable] informal a CREDIT CARD, or credit cards in generalI’m going to have to pay for this with plastic.Origin plastic2 (1500-1600) Latin plasticus “of shaping”, from Greek plastikos, from plassein “to shape, form, plaster”

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plas‧tic¹ S2 W2 /ˈplæstɪk/ noun
1. [uncountable and countable] a light strong material that is produced by a chemical process, and which can be made into different shapes when it is soft:
    children’s toys made of plastic
    the plastics industry
2. [uncountable] informal small plastic cards that are used to pay for things instead of money
   SYN  credit cards:
    ‘I haven’t got any cash.’ ‘Don’t worry, I’ll stick it on the plastic (=pay for it using a credit card).’
    Do they take plastic? (=can you pay using a credit card?)

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plastic² adjective1. made of plastic:
    a plastic spoon
    plastic bags
2. technical a plastic substance can be formed into many different shapes and keeps the shape it is formed into until someone changes it
3. something that is plastic looks or tastes artificial or not natural:
    plastic food
    I hate that plastic smile of hers.