sleeper

sleeper
noun
  1. 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。
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. (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
  5. (chiefly Brit.)a wooden or concrete beam laid transversely under railway track to support it
    (主英)(铁路)枕木
  6. a stocky fish with mottled coloration which occurs widely in warm seas and fresh water
    睡鱼。 参见cockabully
  7. 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
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