a person or organization that buys goods or services from a shop or business 顾客;客户 Mr Harrison was a regular customer at the Golden Lion. 哈里森先生是金狮的常客。 [as modifier]customer service. 客户服务。
[with adj.]a person or thing of a specified kind that one has to deal with (有某种特性的)对象,家伙 the fish is a slippery customer and very hard to catch. 这条鱼是滑溜的家伙,很难抓。 a tough customer. 强硬的对象。