squeegee

squeegee
[ˈskwiːdʒiː]
noun
  1. a scraping implement with a rubber-edged blade set on a handle, typically used for cleaning windows
    (用于清洁窗户的)橡皮刮;涂刷器
    ■a similar small instrument or roller used especially in photography for squeezing water out of prints
    (用来挤压像片水分的)橡皮辊
    ■[usu. as modifier](informal)a person who cleans the windscreen of a car stopped in traffic and then demands payment from the driver
    (非正式)靠擦途中汽车挡风玻璃而索取报酬的人
    squeegee merchants at every road junction.
    每一个道路交叉口上靠为沿途汽车擦挡风玻璃谋生的人。
(squeegees, squeegeed, squeegeeing)
  1. [with obj.]clean or scrape (something) with a squeegee
    用橡皮刮清洁
    squeegee the shower doors while the surfaces are still wet.
    在浴室的门表面还未干时就用橡皮刮去刮。
语源
  1. mid 19th cent.: from archaic squeege 'to press', strengthened form of squeeze
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