in modern use, in reference to a plastic or synthetic resin, 1939, short for polyvinyl; not in widespread use until late 1950s. Slang meaning "phonograph record" (1976) replaced wax (n.) in that sense. In chemistry, vinyl was used from 1851 as the name of a univalent radical derived from ethylene, from Latin vinum "wine" (see wine (n.)), because ethyl alcohol is the ordinary alcohol present in wine.
雙語例句
1. Meanwhile, sales of vinyl records halved in 1992 to just 6.7m.
與此同時(shí)，黑膠唱片的銷售量在1992年下降了一半，只有670萬張。
來自柯林斯例句
2. This compilation was first issued on vinyl in 1984.
這張精選集在1984年首次以唱片形式發(fā)行。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Vinyl can be laid in sheet or tile form.
塑料地板分為卷材和塊材兩種。
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4. Many households have dispensed with their old-fashioned vinyl turntable.