latex
latex — 名詞
1. The milky sap that oozes from rubber trees and certain other plants, or a factor
乳膠
植物分泌或人工合成的白色乳狀液體
The milky sap that oozes from rubber trees and certain other plants, or a factory-made substance with the same uses, found in paint, gloves, balloons, and medical supplies.
The rubber farmer collected the dripping latex from cuts in the tree bark before sunrise.
橡膠農夫在日出前收集從樹皮切口滴下的乳膠。
natural source: collected from rubber tree bark
Tara always wears latex gloves when she dyes her hair to protect her skin.
Tara 染髮時總是戴著乳膠手套來保護皮膚。
common product: latex gloves
Joaquín chose latex paint for the nursery because it dries fast with little odour.
Joaquín 選用乳膠漆粉刷嬰兒房，因為它乾得快且氣味小。
A serious latex allergy forced nurse Folake to switch to synthetic gloves made from nitrile.
嚴重的乳膠過敏迫使護理師 Folake 改用丁腈合成手套。
- rubber
refers to the processed, solid material made from latex; 'latex' is the raw liquid before processing
- natural rubber
specifically the plant-based form, not the synthetic version
文法句型
latex + noun (as modifier)