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polythene

noun
🔊/ˈpɒlɪθiːn/
🔊/ˈpɑːlɪθiːn/
 (British English)
(North American English polyethylene)
[uncountable]
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  1. a strong thin plastic material, used especially for making bags or for wrapping things in聚乙烯
    • a polythene bag聚乙烯袋
    • polythene sheeting聚乙烯薄膜
    Topics Physics and chemistryc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + polythene/​polyethylene
    • cover something with
    • line something with
    • wrap something in
    • …
    polythene/​polyethylene + noun
    • bag
    • film
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    Word Origin1930s: contraction of polyethylene.