| 词汇 | sleeper |
| 释义 | sleeper 3 ENTRIES FOUND: sleeper (noun) heavy (adjective) light (adjective) sleeper /ˈsliːpɚ/ noun plural sleepers sleeper /ˈsliːpɚ/ noun plural sleepers Learner's definition of SLEEPER [count] 1 a : a person who sleeps in a particular way睡得…的人 a light sleeper [=someone who does not sleep well and wakes up easily]睡觉轻的人 a heavy sleeper [=someone who sleeps well and does not wake up easily]睡觉沉的人 a sound sleeper酣睡的人 b : someone who is asleep在睡觉的人 Sleepers were awakened by the sound of a loud crash.巨大的碰撞声把睡觉的人都吵醒了。 2 a : a place or piece of furniture that can be used for sleeping供睡觉的地方（或家具） — usually used before another noun通常用于另一名词前 the sleeper cab of a truck卡车的睡觉室 Our guests will use the sleeper sofa. [=a sofa that folds out to form a bed]我们的客人们将睡沙发床。 b : sleeping car 3 chiefly US, informal : someone or something that suddenly becomes successful in a way that was not expected黑马；意外成功的人（或事物） He may turn out to be the sleeper in this year's election.他可能会成为今年大选的黑马。 The movie was the summer's sleeper.那部电影是今夏爆出的冷门。 The movie became the sleeper hit of the summer.那部影片爆冷成为今夏的高票房电影。 4 : a spy who lives and works for a long time like an ordinary person among the people he or she is spying on密探；潜伏间谍 — often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 a sleeper agent潜伏的特工 The police discovered a sleeper cell [=a small organized group of spies] that had been operating in the city for years.警方发现了一个潜伏在城里活动多年的间谍组织。 5 US : a piece of clothing that covers the entire body including usually the feet and that is worn by a baby or small child婴儿睡袋；儿童睡衣 6 British : one of the heavy beams to which the rails of a railway are attached : tie（铁路）枕木 |
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