名詞 plaster:

1. a mixture of lime or gypsum with sand and water; hardens into a smooth solid; used to cover walls and ceilings
2. any of several gypsum cements; a white powder (a form of calcium sulphate) that forms a paste when mixed with water and hardens into a solid; used in making molds and sculptures and casts for broken limbs
   同義詞：plaster of Paris
3. a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc.
   同義詞：poultice, cataplasm
4. a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)
   同義詞：plasterwork
5. adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
   同義詞：adhesive plaster, sticking plaster

動詞 plaster:

1. cover conspicuously or thickly, as by pasting something on
   同義詞：beplaster
2. affix conspicuously
3. apply a plaster cast to
4. apply a heavy coat to
   同義詞：plaster over, stick on
5. coat with plaster
   同義詞：daub
6. dress by covering with a therapeutic substance
   同義詞：poultice

1. We chipped the old plaster (away) (ie removed it in small pieces) from the wall.
   我們把舊墻皮從墻上鏟掉。
2. His broken leg was encased in plaster.
   他折的腿打上了石膏。
3. The plaster had started to come away from the wall.
   灰泥已經(jīng)開始從墻上脫落。
4. The man looks like a cartoon character with a plaster on his temple.
   那人太陽穴上貼了一塊膏藥，看上去像個卡通人物。
5. The doctor had to hold his broken arm with a plaster cast.
   醫(yī)生不得不用石膏繃帶來固定他斷了的胳膊。

plas.ter

n.（名詞）
A mixture of lime or gypsum, sand, and water, sometimes with fiber added, that hardens to a smooth solid and is used for coating walls and ceilings.
灰泥：石灰或石膏、沙子和水的混合物，有時還加入纖維，變硬后成為光滑的固體，用來涂墻壁和天花板
Plaster of Paris.
熟石膏
A pastelike mixture applied to a part of the body for healing or cosmetic purposes.Also called sticking plaster
硬膏：涂敷在身體某一部分用于愈合或整容的糊狀混合物也作 sticking plaster
Chiefly British An adhesive bandage.
【多用于英國】 粘性繃帶
n.attributive.（定語名詞）
Often used to modify another noun:
常用來修飾另一個名詞：
例句：
plaster bandages; plaster walls.
貼膏；灰泥墻

v.（動詞）
plas.tered,plas.ter.ing,plas.ters
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To cover, coat, or repair with plaster.
涂灰泥：用灰泥覆蓋，涂上或修補(bǔ)
To cover or hide with or as if with a coat of plaster:
掩蓋：用或好象用一層灰泥覆蓋或隱藏：
例句：
plastered over our differences.
掩蓋我們之間的差異

To apply a plaster to:
貼膏藥于…：
例句：
plaster an aching muscle.
在疼痛的肌肉上貼上膏藥

To cover conspicuously, as with things pasted on; overspread:
張貼：醒目地覆蓋，如將某物粘貼在…上；貼滿：
例句：
plaster the walls with advertising.
將廣告貼滿墻壁

To affix conspicuously, usually with a paste:
醒目地張貼：醒目地貼上，通常用漿糊貼：
例句：
plaster notices on all the doors.
在所有的門上都張貼上告示

To make smooth by applying a sticky substance:
抹平：通過涂上粘性物質(zhì)而使平滑：
例句：
plaster one`s hair with pomade.
用發(fā)油將頭發(fā)抹平

To make adhere to another surface:
附貼：使緊貼在另一個表面：
例句：
.His hair was plastered to his forehead.(William Golding)
.他的頭發(fā)緊貼在前額上.(威廉·戈爾丁)

Informal
【非正式用語】
To inflict heavy damage or injury on.
使遭殃：在…上遭受沉重的破壞或創(chuàng)傷
To defeat decisively.
徹底擊敗：決定性地?fù)魯?/br>v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To apply plaster.
涂抹灰泥

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old English [medical dressing]
源自 古英語 [醫(yī)用敷料]
and from Old French plastre [cementing material]
并源自 古法語 plastre [粘接材料]
both from Latin emplastrum [medical dressing]
都源自 拉丁語 emplastrum [醫(yī)用敷料]
from Greek emplastron
源自 希臘語 emplastron
from emplassein [to plaster on]
源自 emplassein [涂上]
en- [in, on] * see en- 2
en- [在…中，在…上] *參見 en-2
plassein [to mold] * see pel…- 2
plassein [使成型] *參見 pel…- 2

【引伸】
plas.terer
n.（名詞）
plas.tery
adj.（形容詞）