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sleeper

美['sliːpər] 英['sliːpə(r)]

n. 睡眠者；枕木；卧铺；爆冷门；耳环

近义词：sleepingcar，slumberer，tie，wagon-lit，railroadtie，crosstie，

Noun

a rester who is sleeping
a spy or saboteur or terrorist planted in an enemy country who lives there as a law-abiding citizen until activated by a prearranged signal
an unexpected achiever of success;
"the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it"
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track;
"the British call a railroad tie a sleeper"
a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
pajamas with feet; worn by children
a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed
tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
an unexpected hit;
"that movie was the sleeper of the summer"

用作名词(n.)

I am a bad sleeper.我总睡不好。
Many sleepers were fixed on a railway.一条铁路上有许多固定了的枕木。
He usually goes home on the sleeper.他通常乘卧铺车回家。
The football game was won by a sleeper,an unknown new player.足球比赛爆冷门，有一匹黑马赢球了，是一个名不见经传的新球员。
That movie is the sleeper of the year: suddenly everyone has to see it.那部电影爆出冷门，成了今年的最佳影片。突然间，每一个人都不得不一睹为快

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