plaster
n
1 [U] soft mixture of lime, sand, water, etc that becomes hard when dry and is used for making a smooth surface on walls and ceilings 灰泥(涂平墻壁和天花板用的)
The plaster will have to dry out before you can paint the room. 待房間的灰泥乾後才可粉刷.
2 [U] (also ,plaster of `Paris) white paste made from gypsum that becomes very hard when dry, used for making moulds, holding broken bones in place, etc 燒石膏; 熟石膏
She broke her ankle weeks ago and it's still in plaster. 她的踝關節數周前骨折, 至今仍打著石膏.
3 [C, U] = sticking plaster (stick2). plaster, v
1
(a) [Tn] cover (a wall, etc) with plaster(1) 用灰泥涂抹(墻壁等).
(b) [Tn.pr] ~ A with B/~ B on(to) A cover sth with sth thickly, as one puts plaster on a wall 用黏稠物涂抹某物
hair plastered with oil 抹油的頭發
an artist who plasters the paint on the canvas 在畫布上涂顏料的畫家
plaster the town with posters 把海報貼遍市鎮.
2 [Tn] cover (a wound, etc) with a plaster(2) 給(受傷處等)打石膏.
3 (phr v) plaster sth down make sth lie flat by putting a wet or sticky substance on it (敷濕或黏之物)使某物平貼
plaster one's hair down 用發蠟把頭發梳平.