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be used to make [sth]
plasterboard 作主语时，常用被动结构 be used to make 说明用途。
Plasterboard is used to make interior walls and ceilings.
石膏板用于制作内墙和天花板。
石膏板
plasterboards — plural of plasterboard
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
石膏板
wallboard with a gypsum plaster core, used to make interior walls
Plasterboard is used to make interior walls and ceilings.
石膏板用于制作内墙和天花板。
一种建筑材料,由多层纤维板或纸与石膏芯粘合而成的刚性板。
A construction material consisting of a rigid panel of several layers of fibreboard or paper bonded to a gypsum core.
石膏板芯与纸或纤维板层粘合的墙板；用于代替石膏或墙板制作内墙
wallboard with a gypsum plaster core bonded to layers of paper or fiberboard; used instead of plaster or wallboard to make interior walls
We covered the old brick wall with plasterboard before painting.
我们在刷漆前用石膏板覆盖了旧砖墙。
The workers are installing plasterboard in the new office to create the partition walls.
工人们正在新办公室里安装石膏板，以建造隔断墙。
You will need a sharp knife to cut plasterboard to the right size.
你需要一把锋利的刀把石膏板切成合适的尺寸。
plasterboard 作主语时，常用被动结构 be used to make 说明用途。
Plasterboard is used to make interior walls and ceilings.
石膏板用于制作内墙和天花板。
plasterboard 通常为不可数名词，表示数量时用 sheet 或 panel 等单位词。
You'll need two sheets of plasterboard for this partition.
你需要两块石膏板来装这个隔断。
plasterboard 可直接修饰名词作定语，如 wall（墙）、ceiling（天花板）。
The plasterboard walls are quick to install.
石膏板墙安装起来很快。
Not this
I spread plasterboard on the wall.
Use this
I spread plaster on the wall.
spread 后面应接可涂抹的灰泥 plaster（不可数名词）；plasterboard 是硬质石膏板，不能 spread。
Not this
We plasterboarded the cracks with a trowel.
Use this
We plastered the cracks with a trowel.
表示用镘刀修补裂缝时动词要用 plaster（过去式为 plastered）；plasterboard 作动词表示安装石膏板，与镘刀不搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
石膏板墙
They built a plasterboard wall to divide the living room.
他们砌了一面石膏板墙把客厅隔开。
石膏板吊顶
The plasterboard ceiling was installed in a day.
石膏板吊顶一天就装好了。
石膏板隔断
We used a plasterboard partition to create an extra office.
我们用石膏板隔断隔出了一间额外的办公室。
石膏板螺钉
Make sure you use the right plasterboard screw for the job.
务必使用适合这项工作的石膏板螺钉。
切割石膏板
You can cut plasterboard with a sharp utility knife.
你可以用锋利的工具刀切割石膏板。
Use plasterboards naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把plaster（灰泥）和board（板）拼在一起：灰泥压成的板，就是石膏板。
语域：neutral 常见场景：building materials、construction、interior renovation 通常用于建筑和装修场景，属于中性书面词，多出现在工程说明、建材清单或产品介绍中，口语对话中较少直接使用。
plasterboard 指石膏板这种材料时通常不可数；指单独的板材时可用复数形式 plasterboards。
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