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cleaner

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n.清洁工人,清洁器

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cleaner


/'kli:nə(r); `klinɚ/
n
1 (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) person or thing that cleans 做清扫工作的人或物
*an `office cleaner 办公室清洁工
* a `floor cleaner, ie a substance that removes grease, stains, etc from floors 地板除垢剂(从地板上清除油渍、污点之物).
2 cleaners [pl] place where clothes and fabrics are cleaned, esp with chemicals 洗衣店
*send a suit to the cleaners 把一套衣服送到洗衣店去.
3 (idm 习语) take sb to the `cleaners (infml 口)
(a) rob or cheat sb of his money 抢或骗某人的钱.
(b) criticize sb harshly 粗暴地批评某人.

cleaner


n
[C]especially BrE someone whose job is to clean other people's houses, offices etc
[U and C]
a machine or substance used for cleaning
 a vacuum cleaner
 toilet bowl cleaner
the cleaner's
a dry cleaner's
take sb to the cleaner'sinformal
a) to cheat someone and to take all their money or possessions
b) to defeat someone completely
 The Lakers took the Bulls to the cleaner's, winning 96-72.
1. He sold the idea, now called a vacuum cleaner(真空吸尘器), to a man named William H. Hoover. The company is still making Hoover vacuums and we're a little bit cleaner for it.
    他把这项现在叫做真空吸尘器的发明卖给了一个叫威廉·H·胡佛的男子。他的公司至今仍在制造胡佛牌真空吸尘器,我们的环境也因此而变得干净些了。

2. As a result, air would be cleaner than in today´s cities.
    因此,空气会变得比现今城市里的空气还洁净。

3. Frankly, I'm proud. I'm doing an essential task. I left this country a little cleaner than I found it this morning. Not many people can say that tonight.
    说实话,我感到骄傲,我在做一项必不可少的工作。每晚工作结束时,我发现这个国家比早上更干净了。并不是每个人当晚都能这样说的。

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