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  • Derivatives : n  plasterer ; adj  plastery
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

plaster ['plɒːstər]
  1. 1. noun [u] (for walls,ceilings) 灰泥
  2. 2. noun [u] (also: plaster of Paris) 熟石灰
  3. 3. noun [c/u] [BRIT] (also: sticking plaster) 橡皮膏[美 = Band-Aid®]
  4. 4. vt. [+wall] 灰泥涂抹
  5. 5. vt. to plaster sth with sth (cover) 用某物贴满某物
    in plaster
    [BRIT] 打了石膏

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

plaster [ˈplɑːstər]
  1. 1. n.[u] 灰泥,灰浆
  2. 2. n.[u] 烧石膏熟石膏
  3. 3. n.[u] 药膏
  4. 4. n.[u] 灰泥层,灰泥面
    There were cracks in the plaster.
    灰泥面上有裂缝
  5. 5. n.[u] 膏药
  6. 6. vt. 厚厚地覆盖,厚厚地涂抹
  7. 7. vt. 给……贴上厚厚的一层
    She let the walls of the apartment be plastered with stucco.
    她让人在公寓墙壁上涂上灰泥
    The demonstrators plastered the hallways with posters.
    示威者走廊里贴满了海报
  8. 8. vt. 粘贴
    She plastered warnings all over the wall.
    她在墙上粘帖了警告语。
  9. 9. vt. 给……打石膏
  10. 10. vt. 给……抹灰泥
  11. 11. vt. 给……敷药膏
  12. 12. vt. [Spoken] 重创彻底击败

Collins English-English Dictionary

plaster ['plɒːstə]
  1. 1. n a mixture of lime, sand, and water, sometimes stiffened with hair or other fibres, that is applied to the surface of a wall or ceiling as a soft paste that hardens when dry
  2. 2. n [Brit, Austral, and NZ] an adhesive strip of material, usually medicated, for dressing a cut, wound, etc
  3. 3. n short for mustard plaster plaster of Paris
  4. 4. vb to coat (a wall, ceiling, etc) with plaster
  5. 5. vt. [tr] to apply like plaster
    she plastered make-up on her face
  6. 6. vt. [tr] to cause to lie flat or to adhere
  7. 7. vt. [tr] to apply a plaster cast to
  8. 8. vt. [tr] [Slang] to strike or defeat with great force
  9. 9. vt. [Etymology] Old English, from Medieval Latin plastrum medicinal salve, building plaster, via Latin from Greek emplastron curative dressing, from em- + plassein to form

Examples

in plaster
[BRIT] 打了石膏的
He walked clumsily because of the plaster casts on his legs.
因为腿上打着石膏绷带,他走路姿势笨拙。
They closed the cracks in the wall with plaster.
他们用石膏把墙上的裂缝填满了。
The workers were floating the plaster.
工人们正在把灰浆抹平。
Gauge the plaster with the appropriate amount of mortar.
把石膏与灰泥按照一定比例混合起来。
Interior walls are normally coated with a fine lime plaster.
质地较好的石膏经常用于内墙的涂料。
A mustard plaster is calefacient.
芥泥能够增温。

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