| 单词 | plastic |
| 释义 | plas·tic I. 1. a. < the poor plastic power, such as it is, within me set to work — Charles Lamb > < in these plastic moments, everything is possible — Béla Menczer > b. < plastic sensibility — Herbert Read > 2. a. < plastic clay > < the plastic quality of concrete before it hardens > b. < strongest impressions are registered on the plastic and emerging personality — Diseases of the Nervous System > < plastic affections of children — H.G.Wells > c. < plastic dances > < plastic and impressionistic style of modeling — Encyc. Americana > < peasant woman of superb and plastic proportions — Hervey Allen > < has the plastic face and the genuine warmth of personality which should make him a television natural — D.F.Schoenbrun > 3. a. (1) < plastic aim in stonework — J.J.Sweeney > (2) < a plastic figure in painting > < of the several plastic means, he used color most sparingly — Sheldon Cheney > (3) < the plastic form and architectural construction of postwar ballets — Leonide Zarine > b. < used color not only for decorative but for plastic purposes — David Sylvester > < plastic isolation of the objects against a uniform ground — J.T.Soby & A.H.Barr b. 1902 > < plastic light brings out the three-dimensional qualities of set, scenery, or talent — Herbert True > c. < revolutionary sense of the plastic whole — F.L.Wright > 4. a. < the plastic yielding of rocks — C.M.Nevin > < slow movement of the plastic ice — V.C.Finch & G.T.Trewartha > — distinguished from elastic b. < existence of a limiting stress below which no plastic strain occurs — R.S.T.Kingston & L.D.Armstrong > 5. biology a. < a plastic genus > < a plastic species > b. < a plastic tissue > 6. < plastic repair > 7. < plastic dishes > < plastic ropes > < plastic manufacturing > Synonyms: < a plastic tar > < toys made of plastic substances > < when children are small we elders in charge are apt to suppose them altogether plastic — H.G.Wells > pliable suggests something easily bent, twisted, or manipulated < pliable willow twigs > < I've always been a pliable sort of person, and I let the ladies guide me — Upton Sinclair > < a sturdier quality, which made her less pliable to the influence of other minds — Nathaniel Hawthorne > pliant may stress flexibility to a slightly greater degree than pliable but sometimes lacks the suggestions of submissiveness of the latter word < a pliant rod > < in all these countries the Norse nature, supple and pliant, accepted the gifts of new experience, and in return imparted strength of purpose to peoples with whom the Norsemen mingled in marriage as well as war — H.O.Taylor > ductile describes what can be drawn out < ductile copper wire > or easily led or induced to flow < a ductile liquid > In ref. to persons it indicates complaisance or responsiveness to formative influences < he is a big dimpled child with cream and rose complexion, self-willed yet ductile. He can be managed, if his petulance is understood — Francis Hackett > malleable refers to what may be beaten into shape < thin gold leaf is very malleable > In ref. to persons it may indicate plasticity and may but does not necessarily suggest weakness and lack of independent will < children, malleable as yet, innocent and unformed. He may impress their minds most dangerously — Elinor Wylie > < long enough for the Communist overseers to spot the more malleable individuals and concentrate on converting them into tools — Gladwin Hill > adaptable, generally complimentary, applies to a thing, condition, or person that modifies readily to adjust to circumstances < an adaptable appliance > < have proved themselves an uncommonly adaptable people — American Guide Series: Arizona > II. 1. archaic 2. a. b. 3. a. (1) (2) b. 4. plastics plural but singular or plural in construction III. < plastic smiles > < a plastic marriage > < vilified our skyway-filled downtowns, calling them lifeless and plastic — Brian Lowey > IV. < the bill was £17.00, the banks were closed, and they don't take plastic — David Coombs > |
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