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.
雙語例句
1. The Marshal stepped over the vacuum-cleaner and stumped out of the room.
元帥邁過真空吸塵器，腳步沉重地走出了房間。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He could hear the whirr of a vacuum cleaner.
他能聽到真空吸塵器的嗡嗡聲。
來自柯林斯例句
3. The Auto Compact Disc Cleaner can run off batteries or mains.