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styrofoam

/stahy-ruh-fohm/US // ˈstaɪ rəˌfoʊm //UK // (ˈstaɪrəˌfəʊm) //

发泡胶,聚苯乙烯,保鲜膜,发泡塑料

Definitions

  1. 1

    Trademark.

    • : a brand of expanded plastic made from polystyrene.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Until now, companies have been hard-pressed to find a replacement for Styrofoam for protecting fragile items like electronics and appliances.

  • Before she goes, someone from the taco stand brings her a Styrofoam box filled with dinner.

  • Tokyo Bay is “a black expanse where gulls wheeled above drifting shoals of white Styrofoam.”

  • All meals are packed (abundantly) into Styrofoam containers and bagged with plastic utensils.

  • The man who kindly made my meal in less than three minutes opened the styrofoam container and pointed: “Only lemons.”

  • School-age children with rumbling tummies move their styrofoam trays in an orderly lunch line.

  • According to The Daily Mail, a 40-foot styrofoam replica of Westwood was supposed to be on view, but Wintour ruled against it.