| 释义 |
laundermat, n. Chiefly N. Amer.|ˈlɔːndəˌmæt|
[f. launder v. + -mat, after Laundromat n.]
A launderette. Also used fig.
1951Amer. Speech XXVI. 166 There are..‘Laundromats’—often called ‘Laundermats’ and ‘Laundrymats’—open for public patronage. 1969Newsweek 15 Dec. 90/3 Wall Street crime involves the use of secret foreign bank accounts..to provide a convenient ‘laundermat’ for organized crime in ‘bleaching’ illegal profits from narcotics and gambling. 1972J. Metcalf Going down Slow vi. 112 We were drinking Cokes and reading the magazines in a laundermat. 1987N.Y. Times 26 Apr. vii. 26/5 Nothing can make you consider running a laundermat more than training a barn full of slow horses. |