plaster

plaster
noun
[mass noun]
  1. a soft mixture of lime with sand or cement and water for spreading on walls, ceilings, or other structures to form a smooth hard surface when dried
    灰泥，灰浆，墁灰
    ■(亦作 plaster of Paris)a hard white substance made by the addition of water to powdered and partly dehydrated gypsum, used for holding broken bones in place and making sculptures and casts
    熟石膏，烧石膏
    ■the powder from which such a substance is made
    石膏粉
  2. (亦作 sticking plaster)an adhesive strip of material for covering cuts and wounds
    橡皮膏
    ■(dated)a bandage on which a poultice or liniment is spread for application
    (旧)膏药。 见 mustard plaster
verb
[with obj.]
  1. cover (a wall, ceiling, or other structure) with plaster
    在（墙、天花板或其他结构上）抹灰泥
    ■(plaster something with/in)coat or cover something with (a substance), especially to an extent considered excessive
    （尤指过度地）涂满，盖满
    a face plastered in heavy make-up.
    一张涂了厚厚一层化妆品的脸。
    ■[with obj. and adverbial]make (hair) lie flat by applying a liquid to it
    （使用液体）使（头发）平顺，平服
    his hair was plastered down with water.
    他的头发抹了水后变得平顺了。
    ■apply a plaster cast or medical plaster to (a part of the body)
    敷石膏于；敷膏药于
    ■(plaster something with)cover a surface with (large numbers of pictures or posters)
    贴满（画片，海报）
    the shop's windows are plastered with posters.
    商店的窗子贴满了海报。
    ■(plaster something over)present a story or picture conspicuously and sensationally in (a newspaper or magazine)
    （在报纸或杂志上）显眼地、耸人听闻地刊载（故事，图片）
    her story was plastered all over the December issue.
    她的故事在十二月的那一期很显眼的位置上刊载了出来。
    ■(informal, dated)bomb or shell (a target) heavily
    (非正式，旧)狂轰，猛炸
派生
plastery
adjective
语源
  1. Old English, denoting a bandage spread with a curative substance, from medieval Latin plastrum (shortening of Latin emplastrum, from Greek emplastron 'daub, salve'), later reinforced by the Old French noun plastre. Sense 1 dates from late Middle English
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