| 单词 | shaker |
| 释义 | shaker /shay"keuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that shakes. 2. a container with a perforated top from which a seasoning, condiment, sugar, flour, or the like is shaken onto food. 3. any of various containers for shaking beverages to mix the ingredients: a cocktail shaker. 4. a dredger or caster. 5. (cap.) a member of the Millennial Church, originating in England in the middle of the 18th century and brought to the U.S. in 1774, advocating celibacy, common ownership of property, and a strict and simple way of life: so called from their practice of shaking during religious services. adj. 6. (cap.) noting or pertaining to a style of something produced by Shakers and characterized by simplicity of form, lack of ornamentation, fine craftsmanship, and functionality. [1400-50; late ME; see SHAKE, -ER1] |
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