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- pronunciation:
- plae
stihk
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
Plastic is a substance made from certain kinds of chemicals. Plastic begins as a soft substance and then becomes more solid. It can be made into many kinds of shapes when it is soft. Toys, dishes, furniture, shopping bags, and many other things can be made of plastic.
塑料
At first I thought the flowers were real, but then I saw that they were made of plastic.
- similar words:
- Styrofoam
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
A plastic thing is a thing that is made out of plastic. A plastic cup is a cup made out of plastic.
塑料的
Mike's little brother sits on a small plastic chair at a little wooden table when he does his crafts. |
| definition 2: |
When something is plastic, it means that it can be easily shaped or molded.
可塑的
The clay was no longer plastic after it was left out to dry.- synonyms:
- moldable
- antonyms:
- rigid, stiff
- similar words:
- bendable, flexible
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| definition 3: |
When someone has a plastic expression on their face, it means that their expression does not show their true feeling or intention. It is false.
不真诚的
The man at the door greeted Gabe's parents with a plastic smile. He was trying to sell them something.- synonyms:
- fake
- antonyms:
- genuine
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adaptable, elastic, soft |
Plastic comes from plastikos, an ancient Greek word that means "able to be molded." This was its meaning for about three hundred years, until the development of materials called "plastics" in the early 1900s.
The word plastic
contains the following part:
plas, plast, plasm, -plasty
Greek
root
that means mold, form; growth
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