| 词汇 | plastic |
| 释义 | plastic Theme: COMMERCE 1. n. a plastic credit card. Our economy depends on plastic.I don't carry any cash, just plastic. 2. mod. having to do with credit cards and their use. This plastic economy is dangerous.There is too much plastic debt in most households. Theme: False/ mod. phony; false.She wears too much makeup and looks totally plastic.I'm tired of living in such a plastic society. plastic Ⅰ 1. adjective conventional; superficial; shallow US, 1967 2. noun 1 a credit card; consumer credit in general US, 1979. 2 a person who is liable to act in an unpredictable manner UK, 2003. 3 a condom US, 1993.► on the plasticusing stolen credit cards, etc UK, 1977.► pull plastic(used of a prisoner) to place your belongings in a plastic rubbish bag when you are transferred US, 1997 Ⅱ ⇨ plastic gangster; plastic noun a tough guy who is not anywhere near as tough as he pretends UK, 1996 plastic grinA forced, artificial smile; a smile someone wears despite having no feelings of happiness or joy. John seemed fine at first glance, but before long I could tell that he was wearing a plastic grin and that something was bothering him. Look at his big plastic grin—he's such a con man! I sure hope he doesn't win the election. plastic smileA forced, artificial smile; a smile someone wears despite having no feelings of happiness or joy. John seemed fine at first glance, but before long, I could tell that he was wearing a plastic smile and that something was bothering him. Look at that his big plastic smile—he's such a conman! I sure hope he doesn't win the election. plastic punk1. adjective Trying and failing to affect the outrageous, anti-establishment, countercultural looks, attitudes, and styles made popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Sometimes hyphenated. The theme park has this plastic punk vibe that you can tell was carefully calculated in a board room somewhere by a bunch of rich old men. I was in this plastic-punk band back in college, before I got a handle on the type of music I really wanted to make. 2. noun A person, band, or type of music that tries and fails to replicate punk rock or punk rockers from the late 1970s or early 1980s. The bands my teenager listens to are all these plastic punks trying so desperately to rage against the machine, conveniently forgetting that they are very much a part of that machine. You're not a punk just because you listen to a couple Sex Pistols albums. You're just a plastic punk, at best. plastic1. mod. phony; false. She wears too much makeup and looks totally plastic. 2. n. a plastic credit card. I don’t carry any cash, just plastic. 3. mod. having to do with credit cards and their use. There is too much plastic debt in most households. plastic punk n. falsely stylish. Isn’t all punk really plastic punk? |
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