distributor

販売業者、卸売業者

店や他の顧客に商品を供給する人や会社。

やさしい英語で： A person or company that sends goods to shops or other customers.

• We need a local distributor.
• The distributor delivers drinks to small shops.
• Several distributors sell our products across the country.

使い方： distributor of something (The company is a distributor of medical equipment.)

類義語： supplier, wholesaler

よく使う表現： food distributor, local distributor, distributor of something

ディストリビューター

各点火プラグに適切なタイミングで電気を送るエンジンの部品。

やさしい英語で： An engine part that sends electricity to each spark plug at the right time.

• The distributor needs replacing.
• A cracked distributor cap stopped the engine starting.
• The mechanic checked the distributor before testing the spark plugs.

類義語： dizzy

よく使う表現： distributor cap, faulty distributor, replace the distributor