a person or thing that cleans something, in particular 使东西变干净的人(或物),尤指 ■a person employed to clean the interior of a building 大楼清洁工 she's one of the office cleaners. 她是办公室清洁工之一。 ■(the cleaners)a shop where clothes and fabrics are dry-cleaned 干洗店 my suit's at the cleaners. 我的套装在干洗店。 ■a device for cleaning, such as a vacuum cleaner 清洁器(如吸尘器) ■a chemical substance used for cleaning 去污剂,除垢剂 an oven cleaner. 烤箱除垢剂。
常用词组 take someone to the cleaners
(informal)take all someone's money or possessions in a dishonest or unfair way (非正式)骗走某人所有的钱;掠去某人所有的财产 ■inflict a crushing defeat on someone 大败某人 his team were taken to the cleaners by the Australians in the first Test. 在第一轮测试中,他的队伍大败于澳大利亚队。