| 释义 |
shrink-wrapping, vbl. n.|ˈʃrɪŋkˌræpɪŋ|
[f. shrink v. + wrapping vbl. n.]
The process of packaging an article by causing a thin plastic film to contract around it so as to cling tightly to its surface.
1959Packaging & Display Encycl. (ed. 5) iv. 352 Polyvinylidene films..are still mostly connected with the shrink-wrapping of meats. 1968Packaging Feb. 61/2 The..machine..represents a major forward step in the shrink-wrapping field. 1971British Printer Jan. 99/2 Müller can now produce machinery for..shrink-wrapping.
Hence ˈshrink-wrap n., the plastic film used in shrink-wrapping; also (as a back-formation) as v. trans.; hence ˈshrink-wrapped ppl. a.; ˈshrink-wrapper, a machine used for shrink-wrapping.
1961Packaging Rev. Data Bk. 283/2 Oriented film..is under development as a shrink-wrap for poultry, hams, cheese and preserve pot covers. 1968Packaging Feb. 61/2 One unit..replaces the tray-erector, product-loader, and shrink-wrapper. 1969Ibid. Apr. 33 (caption) A..principle..of..shrinkwrapping the entire load—in one continuous sequence. 1970Register of Packaging 19 Up to 30 shrink wrapped packs per minute. 1978Listener 20 July 73/3 Apples that..keep well..shrink-wrapped on the super⁓market shelves. 1981Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Jan. 108/3 The Writers' and Poets' Yearbook..is cased in boards coated with a shrinkwrap, transparent laminate that looks like a badly fitting condom. |