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单词 plastic money
释义 plastic money

plastic /ˈplæs.tɪk/

adjective (FALSE)
F0 DISAPPROVING artificial or false: » I hate the hostesses' false cheerfulness and plastic smiles.Thesaurus+: ↑Natural and artificial
adjective (SOFT)
F0 soft enough to be changed into a new shape: » Clay is a very plastic material.» This metal is plastic at high temperatures.Thesaurus+: ↑Flexible, loose and yielding
adjective (SUBSTANCE)
A2 made of plastic: » a plastic bag/box/cupThesaurus+: ↑Plastics and rubber
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Extra Examples:» I keep my computer printer under a protective plastic cover.» The wires were fastened together with a plastic clip.» These plastic cups are virtually indestructible.» The table has a plastic coating which prevents liquids from permeating into the wood beneath.» There's a new scheme in our town for recycling plastic bottles.
noun (SUBSTANCE)
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A2 [C or U] an artificial substance that can be shaped when soft into many different forms and has many different uses:
» He put a sheet of plastic over the broken window.» Those flowers aren't real - they're made of plastic.Thesaurus+: ↑Plastics and rubber
plastics [U]
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F0 the process or business of producing plastic:
» The company has moved into plastics.» the plastics industryThesaurus+: ↑Plastics and rubberThesaurus+: ↑Industrial processingThesaurus+: ↑Industry and industrial processes
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Extra Examples:» Copper conducts electricity, but plastic does not.» The architects have made imaginative use of glass and transparent plastic.» This plastic is going to be moulded into plates.» These toys are made from tough plastic.» These are the electrical connectors, cased in waterproof plastic.
noun [U] (ALSO plastic money) (MONEY)
F0 credit cards or debit cards, rather than money in the form of notes, coins, or cheques: » I'd prefer a restaurant where they take plastic.Thesaurus+: ↑Forms of money and methods of payment
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