Some uniforms are also expensive to maintain, requiring professional dry cleaning rather than the home laundering possible with many types of civilian clothes.

一些制服的维护费用也很昂贵，它们不能像许多类型的便服一样在家里清洗，而是需要专业的干洗。

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He owns a dry cleaning business.

他做干洗生意。

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The last time she asked for five dollars to pay for her dry cleaning, I just told her I couldn't spare it.

上次她要我给她5美元付干洗费，我只告诉她我没有多余的钱。

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His research has resulted in the development of the first self-cleaning, dry adhesive and a number of gecko-like robots, including Stickybot, a mechanized lizard developed by Stanford University engineers that can climb up windows and walls using its own adhesive appendages.

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We don't know -- we haven't gotten on the dry cleaning thing yet, though.

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How do they do it if they're in the dry cleaning business or whatever?

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