sleeper

noun

/ˈsliːpə(r)/

/ˈsliːpər/

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(used with an adjective与形容词连用) a person who sleeps in a particular way睡得…的人
- a heavy/light/sound sleeper睡得很沉／轻／香的人
see also rough 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。
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。
Topics Transport by bus and trainc2
(also sleeping car)
a coach on a train with beds for people to sleep in卧铺列车
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(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
Topics Transport by bus and trainc2
(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）Topics Successc2, Film and theatrec2
(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。
(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