dry-cleaning
noun [ U ] (also dry cleaning) uk/ˌdraɪˈkliː.nɪŋ/ us/ˌdraɪˈkliː.nɪŋ/
干洗
the process of cleaning clothes, etc. using chemicals, not washing them with water
These toxic compounds are used in many industrial processes, including dry cleaning. 这些有毒化合物在许多工业过程中使用，包括干洗。
Dry-cleaning is good at getting out oily or greasy stains. 干洗能很好地去除油性或油乎乎的污渍。
a dry-cleaning business 一家干洗店
（将要或已经）干洗的衣物
clothes or other things that are going to be, or have been dry-cleaned
The club even comes with its own concierge, who is happy to book dinner reservations, buy birthday gifts, or pick up your dry cleaning. 俱乐部甚至还配备了自己的礼宾员，他们很乐意为您预订晚餐、购买生日礼物，或帮您取干洗好的衣物。
Racks of dry-cleaning are hanging in the back. 后面的架子上挂着很多干洗好的衣服。
See: dry-cleaner's
- More examples
- The long-term unemployed may struggle to find money for haircuts or dry cleaning before a job interview.
- A retailer supplies a product or a service such as dry cleaning to a customer.
- TCE is now widely used as a dry-cleaning solvent.
- The president of GreenEarth said only three dry-cleaning processes are truly environmentally friendly.
- She relies on lawn care services, a once-a-week housecleaning service and a laundry service that picks up her dry-cleaning.