sleeper
noun /ˈsliːpə(r)/
/ˈsliːpər/
- (used with an adjective
与形容词连用 睡得…的人 - a heavy/light/sound sleeper
睡得很沉／轻／香的人
- a heavy/light/sound sleeper
- a person who is asleep
睡觉者；睡眠者 - Only the snores of the sleepers broke the silence of the house.
只有睡觉的人发出的鼾声打破了屋内的寂静。
- Only the snores of the sleepers broke the silence of the house.
- a night train with beds for passengers on it
卧铺列车 - the London–Edinburgh sleeper
伦敦到爱丁堡的卧铺列车 - I came up last night on the sleeper.
我昨晚在卧铺上来的。
- the London–Edinburgh sleeper
- (also sleeping car)a coach on a train with beds for people to sleep in
卧铺列车 - enlarge image(British English)(North American English tie)one of the heavy pieces of wood or concrete (= a hard building material) on which the rails (= metal bars) on a railway track are laid
（铁路）枕木，轨枕 - (informal, especially North American English) a film, play or book that for a long time is not very successful and then is suddenly a success
（出人意外地成功的）冷门电影（或戏剧、著作等） - (also sleeper agent)a spy who is sent to live in a country as a normal citizen and is not used until much later
休眠间谍（暂时不从事间谍活动） - The sleeper had lived in the US for two decades.
这个沉睡者已经在美国生活了20年。 - He infiltrated a terrorist sleeper cell.
他潜入了一个恐怖分子的潜伏小组。
- The sleeper had lived in the US for two decades.
- (British English) a ring or piece of metal that you wear in an ear that has been pierced (= had a hole made in it) to keep the hole from closing
（为保持耳环孔不闭合而戴的）耳环，耳钉
