名詞 plastic:

1. generic name for certain synthetic or semisynthetic materials that can be molded or extruded into objects or films or filaments or used for making e.g. coatings and adhesives

形容詞 plastic:

1. capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)
   同義詞：fictile, moldable
2. capable of being influenced or formed
   同義詞：pliant
3. forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
   同義詞：formative, shaping

1. A kind of plastic stuff is used to make the plates.
   這些盤子是用一種塑料制造的。
2. Gently sand the plastic to provide a key for the paint.
   用砂紙在塑料上輕輕打磨出粗糙面以便涂顏料。
3. There isn't much metal in the bodywork of this new car; it's mainly plastic.
   這輛新汽車的車身沒用多少金屬材料，大部分是塑料的。
4. Plastic is sometimes used instead of leather.
   塑膠有時可以替代皮革。
5. Many items in daily use are made of plastic.
   很多日常生活用品是用塑料制成的。

plas.tic

adj.（形容詞）
Capable of being shaped or formed:
可塑的：能被塑造或成形的：
例句：
plastic material such as clay.See Synonyms at malleable
例如泥土等可塑材料參見 malleable

Relating to or dealing with shaping or modeling:
塑造的：關于或涉及塑造或制模的：
例句：
the plastic art of sculpture.
雕塑藝術

Having the qualities of sculpture; well-formed:
體態(tài)好的：具有雕塑的特性的；身材適中的：
例句：
.the astonishing plastic beauty of the chorus girls.(Frank Harris)
.體態(tài)美好的合唱隊女孩.(弗蘭克·哈里斯)

Giving form or shape to a substance:
賦予形態(tài)的：賦予物質形態(tài)或外形的：
例句：
the plastic forces that create and wear down a mountain range.
能形成和腐蝕山脈的塑性力

Easily influenced; impressionable.
易受影響的：易受影響的；敏感的
Made of a plastic or plastics:
塑膠的：用一種或幾種塑料制成的：
例句：
a plastic garden hose.
澆水用的塑膠水管

Physics Capable of undergoing continuous deformation without rupture or relaxation.
【物理學】 塑性的：能夠歷經持續(xù)變形而不斷裂或松弛的
Biology Capable of building tissue; formative.
【生物學】 可形成組織的：能生成組織的；形成的
Marked by artificiality or superficiality; synthetic:
不自然的：以不自然或膚淺為標志的；不自然的：
例句：
a TV host`s plastic smile; a plastic world of fad, hype, and sensation.
電視主持人不自然的笑容；只是一個短暫，夸張和感官的人工合成世界

Informal Of or obtained by means of credit cards:
【非正式用語】 信用卡的：信用卡的或用信用卡的方式獲得的：
例句：
plastic money.
信用卡

n.（名詞）
Any of various organic compounds produced by polymerization, capable of being molded, extruded, cast into various shapes and films, or drawn into filaments used as textile fibers.
塑膠：通過聚合作用制成的一種有機化合物，能被造型，擠壓和塑鑄成各種形狀或薄膜，也可被拉成細絲用作紡織纖維
Objects made of plastic.
塑膠制品：由塑料制成的物品
Informal A credit card or credit cards:
【非正式用語】 信用卡：一張信用卡或一些信用卡：
例句：
would accept cash or plastic in payment.
付款時可以接受現(xiàn)金或信用卡

來源：
Latin plasticus
拉丁語 plasticus
from Greek plastikos
源自 希臘語 plastikos
from plastos [molded]
源自 plastos [塑造的]
from plassein [to mold] * see pel…- 2
源自 plassein [塑造] *參見 pel…- 2

【引伸】
plas.tically
adv.（副詞）
plastic.ity