詞彙 "take somebody to the cleaners" 在中文的含義

"take somebody to the cleaners" 在英語中是什麼意思?與 Lingoland 一起探索這個詞的含義、發音及具體用法

take somebody to the cleaners

US /teɪk ˈsʌmˌbɑː.di tuː ðə ˈkliː.nərz/
UK /teɪk ˈsʌmˌbɑː.di tuː ðə ˈkliː.nərz/
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成語

1.

讓某人傾家蕩產, 榨乾某人的錢

to take all of someone's money, especially by cheating them or by winning it from them

範例:
The con artist really took him to the cleaners, leaving him with nothing.
那個騙子真的讓他傾家蕩產,一無所有。
After the divorce, her ex-husband took her to the cleaners.
離婚後,她的前夫讓她傾家蕩產
2.

徹底擊敗某人, 大勝某人

to defeat someone completely in a game or competition

範例:
Our team really took the opposing team to the cleaners in the final match.
我們的隊伍在決賽中徹底擊敗了對手
He took his opponent to the cleaners in every round of the boxing match.
他在拳擊比賽的每一輪都徹底擊敗了他的對手
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