a person or animal who is asleep 睡着的人或动物 ■[with obj.]a person with a specified sleep pattern (以某方式)睡觉的人 he was a light sleeper, for long periods an insomniac. 他睡眠不好,长时间失眠。
a thing used for or connected with sleeping, in particular 与睡觉有关的东西,尤指 ■a train carrying sleeping cars 卧铺火车 ■a sleeping car 一节卧铺车厢 ■a berth in a sleeping car 卧铺 ■(informal)a sleeping pill (非正式)安眠药 ■(一般作 sleepers)(chiefly N. Amer.)a sleepsuit for a baby or small child (主北美)婴儿(或小孩)的睡衣 ■(N. Amer.)a sofa or chair that converts into a bed (北美)沙发床
a film, book, play, etc. that achieves sudden unexpected success after initially attracting very little attention, typically one that proves popular without much promotion or expenditure 爆冷门的电影(或书、剧等) ■an antique whose true value goes unrecognized for some time (一段时间内真实价值不为人所知的)沉睡古董 ■(亦作 sleeper agent)a secret agent who remains inactive for a long period while establishing a secure position 潜伏特工
(Brit.)a ring or post worn in a pierced ear to keep the hole from closing (英)(保持耳环孔不闭合的)小耳环,杆子
(chiefly Brit.)a wooden or concrete beam laid transversely under railway track to support it (主英)(铁路)枕木
a stocky fish with mottled coloration which occurs widely in warm seas and fresh water 睡鱼。 参见cockabully
Dormitator and other genera, family Gobiidae (or Eleotridae): many species 睡鱼属及其他属,(鱼假)虎鱼科(或塘鳢科):多种 参见cockabully