mass noun
1- a synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, PVC, nylon, etc., that can be moulded into shape while soft, and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form塑料。
1.1
- informal credit cards or other types of plastic card that can be used as money〈非正式〉信用卡：
he pays with cash instead of with plastic.
他用现金而不用信用卡付账。
1
- made of plastic塑料制的：
plastic bags.
塑料袋。
1.1
- looking or tasting artificial不真实的, 不自然的, 人造的：
long-distance flights with their plastic food
一路吃人造食品的长途飞行
she smiled a little plastic smile.
她不自然地微微一笑。
2
- (of substances or materials) easily shaped or moulded（物质, 材料）可塑的; 塑性的：
rendering the material more plastic.
使材料更具可塑性。
2.1
- (in art) of or relating to moulding or modelling in three dimensions, or to produce three-dimensional effects（艺术用语）造型的, 塑造的, 产生立体感的。
2.2
- (in science and technology) of or relating to the permanent deformation of a solid without fracture by the temporary application of force（科技用语）范性的, 塑性的。
2.3
- offering scope for creativity有创造力的：
the writer is drawn to words as a plastic medium.
那位作家被文字这种具有创造力的媒介所吸引。
2.4
- Biology exhibiting adaptability to change or variety in the environment【生】适应环境变化的; 适应环境多样性的。
派生词
plastically
adverb词源
mid 17th cent. （in the sense 'characteristic of moulding'）： from French plastique or Latin plasticus, from Greek plastikos, from plassein 'to mould'.