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cleaner

noun
🔊/ˈkliːnə(r)/
🔊/ˈkliːnər/
 Idioms
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  1. a person whose job is to clean other people’s houses or offices, etc.清洁工
    • an office cleaner办公室清洁工
    • I met him while I was working as a cleaner in a hospital.我是在医院做清洁工时遇见他的。
    see also window cleanerTopics Jobsa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • hospital
    • house
    • office
    • …
    See full entry
  2. (usually in compounds通常构成复合词) a machine or substance that is used for cleaning吸尘器；清洁剂；去污剂
    • a vacuum cleaner真空吸尘器
    • a bottle of kitchen cleaner一瓶厨房清洁剂
    see also pipe cleaner
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bathroom
    • carpet
    • drain
    • …
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  3. cleaner’s
    (plural cleaners)
    (also dry-cleaner’s)
    a shop where clothes, curtains, etc. are cleaned, especially with chemicals干洗店
    • Can you pick up my suit from the cleaner's?你能帮我从干洗店取回我的套装吗？🔊🔊
    Topics Shoppingb2
Idioms
take somebody to the cleaners (informal)
  1. to steal all of somebody’s money, etc., or to get it using a trick将某人洗劫一空；偷光（或骗尽）某人的钱财
  2. to defeat somebody completely彻底打败某人
    • Our team got taken to the cleaners.我们队被打得一败涂地。🔊🔊