powder

粉、粉末

ごく小さな粒がばらばらに集まった、乾いた物質。

やさしい英語で： A dry substance made up of very small loose pieces.

• Mix the powder with water.
• The dried leaves became a fine powder.
• This medicine comes in powder form.

類義語： dust

よく使う表現： fine powder, cocoa powder, powder form

火薬

燃えたり爆発したりする物質で、銃や岩を砕く作業に使う。

やさしい英語で： A substance that burns or explodes, used in guns or to break rocks.

• Keep the powder dry.
• They used powder to blast the rock.
• The soldiers stored powder away from open flames.

類義語： gunpowder

よく使う表現： black powder, powder charge, powder magazine

粉をつける、おしろいを塗る

物の表面に、ごく細かい粉を薄くつける。

やさしい英語で： To put a layer of very fine dry material onto something.

• She powdered her face.
• They powdered the wigs before the performance.
• Lightly powder the surface to stop it sticking.

類義語： dust

よく使う表現： powder your nose, powder your face, powder a wig

粉にする

物を砕いたりひいたりして、細かな乾いた粒にする。

やさしい英語で： To crush or grind something into very small dry pieces.

• Powder the dried leaves.
• She powdered the spices with a pestle.
• The machine powders the dried material in seconds.

類義語： grind, pulverize

よく使う表現： powder the spices, powder dried leaves