mid-15c., agent noun from clean (v.). Meaning "shop that cleans clothes" is from 1873. To take (someone) to the cleaners "get all of (someone's) money" is from 1921.
双语例句
1. The Marshal stepped over the vacuum-cleaner and stumped out of the room.
元帅迈过真空吸尘器，脚步沉重地走出了房间。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He could hear the whirr of a vacuum cleaner.
他能听到真空吸尘器的嗡嗡声。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The Auto Compact Disc Cleaner can run off batteries or mains.
