in plaster

in plaster — 慣用語

1. describes a condition where a fractured bone is held firmly in position by a har

1.慣用語B1
釋義

打石膏

骨折部位以石膏繃帶固定

describes a condition where a fractured bone is held firmly in position by a hard covering made of plaster of Paris, stopping movement so the bone can heal correctly.

例句

After Tunde fell off his bike, his left arm was in plaster for six weeks.

Tunde 從腳踏車上摔下來後，左手臂打了六週的石膏。

predicative: be + in plaster; no article before 'plaster'

Sari hated having her leg in plaster — she could not swim or cycle all summer.

Sari 很討厭腿上打石膏——整個夏天她都不能游泳或騎腳踏車。

British English idiom; US equivalent 'in a cast'

文法句型

be + in plaster

用法筆記

Primarily British English. American English uses 'in a cast' instead. The phrase always drops the article — never 'in a plaster' or 'in the plaster' when referring to a bone cast.

常見錯誤

❌My wrist was in a plaster for a month.
✅My wrist was in plaster for a month.
💡the idiom 'in plaster' does not take an article.