| 单词 | plaster |
| 释义 | plaster (plɑːstəʳ , plæs- ) Word forms: plasters , plastering , plastered 1. uncountable noun Plaster is a smooth paste made of sand, lime, and water which goes hard when it dries. Plaster is used to cover walls and ceilings and is also used to make sculptures. There were huge cracks in the plaster, and the green shutters were faded. In the Musée d'Orsay in Paris is a sculpture in plaster by Rodin. Synonyms: mortar, stucco, gypsum, plaster of Paris 2. verb If you plaster a wall or ceiling, you cover it with a layer of plaster. The ceiling he had just plastered fell in and knocked him off his ladder. [VERB noun] 3. verb If you plaster a surface or a place with posters or pictures, you stick a lot of them all over it. They plastered the city with posters condemning her election. [VERB noun + with] His room is plastered with pictures of Porsches and Ferraris. [be VERB-ed + with] 4. verb If you plaster yourself in some kind of sticky substance, you cover yourself in it. She plastered herself from head to toe in high-factor sun lotion. [V pron-refl + in] 5. countable noun A plaster is a strip of sticky material used for covering small cuts or sores on your body. [British] regional note: in AM, usually use Band-Aid 6. See also plastered 7. in plaster phrase If you have a leg or arm in plaster, you have a cover made of plaster of Paris around your leg or arm, in order to protect a broken bone and allow it to mend. [mainly British] regional note: in AM, use in a cast Collocations: plaster model The plaster model designs are scanned, so we have a digital version we can scale down to the size it needs to be. Times, Sunday Times A plaster model of what the emperor envisaged stood on the site until 1846. Times, Sunday Times She destroyed the mold that was used to cast the 1995 replica, although the original plaster model still exists. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This mold may then be used to produce a plaster model. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 From that clay model a caster would generate a plaster model. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also developed plaster sculpture, and three-dimensional collages on the theme of the sea (a recurrent interest). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The 16-foot-tall plaster sculpture was the most popular and most photographed work at the fair; small metal souvenir copies were sold, and many postcards of the piece were purchased. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today his work ranges from sketches of animals to foot-high plaster sculptures of male torsos, and even videography. Times, Sunday Times By 1827, the plaster sculptures were falling apart, and a leaking roof threatened to destroy frescoes and floors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 石膏, 创可贴, 往…上抹灰泥 Japanese: 漆喰 for wall, 絆創膏 for wound, 漆喰を塗る |
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