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cleaner

UK //ˈkliːnə(r)//US //ˈkliːnər//

词源

源自中古英语 'clener',与古英语 'clǣne'(干净的)相关,词根与德语 'Kläner' 同源。

noun

❶ 清洁工或清洁剂,指专门从事清洁工作的人或用于清洁的物品。

“The office cleaner comes every evening to tidy up.”

(办公室清洁工每晚都会来打扫。)

“She works as a cleaner in a hospital.”

(她在一家医院当清洁工。)

同义词:janitor, housekeeper, detergent

adjective

❶ 更干净的,是clean的比较级形式,表示比另一事物更清洁。

“This room is cleaner than the one we saw before.”

(这个房间比我们之前看到的那个更干净。)

“Her hands are cleaner after washing with soap.”

(用肥皂洗过后,她的手更干净了。)

同义词:more clean, tidier, neater

常见短语

dry cleaner — 干洗店,专门提供衣物干洗服务的店铺。

“I took my suit to the dry cleaner to remove the stains.”

(我把西装送到干洗店去污渍。)

window cleaner — 擦窗工人或窗户清洁剂,用于清洁窗户的人或产品。

“The window cleaner comes once a month to clean our office windows.”

(擦窗工人每月来一次清洁我们办公室的窗户。)