shaker

調味料入れ、塩入れ

ふたの穴から塩や香辛料を料理に振りかけるための小さな容器。

やさしい英語で： A small container with holes in its lid, used to sprinkle salt or similar things onto food.

• Pass me the salt shaker, please.
• The pepper shaker was empty.
• She refilled both shakers before dinner.

類義語： cruet, caster

よく使う表現： salt shaker, pepper shaker, sugar shaker

シェイカー

中に小さな粒などが入っていて、振ると音が出る楽器。

やさしい英語で： A musical instrument containing small loose pieces that make a sound when you move it back and forth.

• She played a shaker with the band.
• The children made shakers from empty bottles.
• A small shaker added rhythm to the song.

よく使う表現： play a shaker, egg shaker, percussion shaker

振とう機、有力者

物を振る人や装置。また、実業界や社会で活動し、影響力を持つ人。

やさしい英語で： A person or device that shakes things; also someone active and influential in business or society.

• The laboratory shaker mixed the liquid.
• She became a mover and shaker in local business.
• The machine has a shaker that removes loose dirt.

よく使う表現： mover and shaker, mechanical shaker, laboratory shaker