plas‧tic 1 S2 W2 / plæstɪk / 名词

1 [可数和不可数名词] a light strong material that is produced by a chemical process, and which can be made into different shapes when it is soft :

children’s toys made of plastic

the plastics industry

2 [不可数名词] informal small plastic cards that are used to pay for things instead of money 同义词 credit cards :

‘I haven’t got any cash.’ ‘Don’t worry, I’ll stick it on the plastic (= pay for it using a credit card ) .’

Do they take plastic? (= can you pay using a credit card? )