a substance that becomes hard as it dries and is used especially for spreading on walls and ceilings in order to give a smooth surface

The plaster on the walls was cracked and flaking. 墙上的灰浆出现了裂缝，正在剥落。

See also: plasterboard

If a part of your body is in plaster, it has a plaster cast around it to protect it while a broken bone repairs itself.

My leg was in plaster for about six weeks. 我的腿打了6周左右的石膏。

The patient was in plaster from head to toe, with openings for his eyes and mouth.

He spent several weeks with his ankle in plaster.

Last time I saw you, you had your arm in plaster.

Her leg was in plaster from a skiing accident.

a small piece of sticky cloth or plastic that you use to cover and protect a cut in the skin

a box of waterproof plasters 一盒防水创可贴

Put a plaster on it so that it doesn't get infected. 在上面贴上创可贴，这样就不会感染了。

to spread plaster on a surface

to make something stick in a flat smooth layer

The torrential rain had plastered her hair to her head. 暴雨使她的头发紧贴在头上。

to cover a surface or an object with something completely or thickly

She had plastered her bedroom walls with photos of pop stars. 她的卧室墙上贴满了流行歌手的照片。

The car was plastered with mud. 车子沾满了泥。

The story was plastered all over (= printed so that it completely covered) the front page of the newspaper. 这一报道完全占据了报纸的头版。