Acrylic paints and acrylic cloth are made from chemicals in a factory, not from plants, wool, or oil in the old way. Artists use acrylic paint because it dries fast, cleans with water, and can look bright and flat or thick and raised; it is the usual school alternative to oil paint.

Acrylic paints and acrylic cloth壓克力顏料和壓克力布料 are made from chemicals in a factory是工廠用化學原料做出來的, not from plants, wool, or oil in the old way不是像以前那樣用植物、羊毛或石油做的。 Artists use acrylic paint畫家會用壓克力顏料 because it dries fast, cleans with water因為它乾得快、用水就能清洗, and可以 can look bright and flat or thick and raised畫出來可以是明亮平滑，也可以是厚重立體的; it is the usual school alternative to oil paint它是學校裡常用來代替油畫顏料的選擇。

Clothing labels say acrylic for a light plastic fibre that can feel like wool but is not wool — warm, cheap, and a bit shiny, and it can pill.

Clothing labels say acrylic服裝標籤上寫的 acrylic for a light plastic fibre指的是一種輕的塑膠纖維 that can feel like wool but is not wool摸起來可能像羊毛但其實不是羊毛 — warm, cheap, and a bit shiny保暖、便宜、有點光澤, and而且 it can pill也可能會起毛球。

People also stretch the word to hard clear plastic (display cases, some windows) and to the paste used for acrylic nails. In all these uses the core idea is the same man-made plastic family, not a natural material.

People also stretch the word to hard clear plastic人們也把這個字用在硬的透明塑膠上 (display cases, some windows)（展示櫃、某些窗戶）, and和 to the paste used for acrylic nails做水晶指甲用的膏。 In all these uses在這些用法裡, the core idea is the same man-made plastic family核心概念都是同一類人造塑膠, not a natural material而不是天然材質。

Everyday in art class, shops, and clothing labels.

Everyday in art class, shops, and clothing labels每天都會在美術課、商店和衣服標籤上看到。