塑料
Definition
(adj) Flexible material molded into shapes when heated
Examples
“ 她购买了塑料容器来储存她剩余的食物。”
“这把椅子是塑料的，坐着不太稳。”
This chair is plastic, and it wobbles a bit when you sit on it.
“别买塑料刀，切蛋糕根本不顺手。”
Don't buy plastic knives, they're terrible for cutting cake.
“我早上在阳台上踩到一块塑料玩具，差点摔了。”
This morning I stepped on a plastic toy on the balcony and almost fell.
“工厂里那台机器把热塑料压成了薄片，工人十分钟就把货装箱了。”
At the factory, the machine pressed hot plastic into thin sheets, and the workers had the shipment boxed up in ten minutes.
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