plaster of paris

基本解釋

"The Moon is essentially gray, no color; looks like plaster of Paris or sort of a grayish beach sand," Lovell reported back to Mission Control.
羅凡尓向控制中心報(bào)告說，月球基本上是灰色的，沒有色彩，像石膏或者灰色的沙灘。
"We kept them in petri dishes with plaster of Paris that was moistened so it was more like cave conditions, " Cokendolpher explained to the Texas Tech University News.
Cokendolphe對德克薩斯技術(shù)學(xué)校的新聞解釋道：“我們把它養(yǎng)在裝有潮濕的熟石灰培養(yǎng)皿中，為的是使它更像是洞穴中的環(huán)境。
The making of such a mold or cast, as with plaster of Paris.
此類模型或模子的制作同巴黎石膏制法。
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Head, arms, legs, front torso and back torso had been moulded separately round his body in plaster of Paris and were now fitted separately to him, like a knight's armour.
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Instead of working on his thesis, Keith spent most of two years holed up in the family garage, stripping the body off a Triumph Spitfire and building a new shell from scratch, using foam and 700 pounds of plaster of paris.
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Plaster of Paris is a type of plaster made from white powder and water that dries quickly. It is used to make plaster casts.