cleaner

Word family  noun cleaner cleaning cleanliness clean cleanser adjective clean ≠ unclean verb clean cleanse adverb clean cleanly

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Occupations, Cleaning

clean·er /ˈkliːnə $ -ər/ ●●○ S3 noun  1. BOCLEAN[countable] especially British English someone whose job is to clean other people’s houses, offices etc 清洁工人2  DHC[countable, uncountable] a machine or substance used for cleaning 清洁器；清洁剂 a vacuum cleaner 真空吸尘器 toilet bowl cleaner 便桶清洁剂3. the cleaner’s SHOP/STOREa dry cleaner’s 干洗店4  take somebody to the cleaner’s informal a) TRICK/DECEIVEto cheat someone and take all their money or possessions 骗光某人的钱财 b) BEAT/DEFEATto defeat someone completely 彻底打败[击败]某人 The Lakers took the Bulls to the cleaner’s, winning 96–72. 湖人队以96比72大败公牛队。

Examples from the Corpus

cleaner• She even knew of a cleaner she was sure would be able and willing.• Do mid-day supervisors, cooks, cleaners, caretaker and crossing patrol receive copies?• Keep household cleaners away from children.• Wayne had previously worked as a pool cleaner.• We finish work at six, and then the cleaners come in.• I lit his cigarettes and took his suits to the cleaners.• But those pants went to the cleaners this very morning.• Macrophages are something like a cross between a Pac Man and a vacuum cleaner.• a window cleaner

clean·er nounChineseSyllable  

whose clean to Corpus houses, other people’s job someone is

cleaner
clean‧er S3 /ˈkliːnə $ -ər/ noun1. [countable] especially British English someone whose job is to clean other people’s houses, offices etc
2. [uncountable and countable] a machine or substance used for cleaning:
    a vacuum cleaner
    toilet bowl cleaner
3. the cleaner’s a DRY CLEANER’S
4. take somebody to the cleaner’s informal
  a. to cheat someone and take all their money or possessions
  b. to defeat someone completely:
    The Lakers took the Bulls to the cleaner’s, winning 96–72.

clean·erBrE /ˈkliːnə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkliːnər/ 🔊 nouna 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cleaner's (

plural

cleaners) (also ˌdry-ˈcleaner's) a shop/store 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？🔊🔊●take sb to the ˈcleaners(informal) to steal all of sb'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to defeat sb completely 彻底打败某人◆Our team got taken to the cleaners. 我们队被打得一败涂地。🔊🔊