sleep·er

noun

/ˈsliːpə(r)/

/ˈsliːpər/

(used with an adjective) 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.我昨晚是从卧铺上来的。
Topics Transport by bus and trainc2
(also sleeping car)
a coach on a train with beds for people to sleep in卧铺车厢
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(British English)
(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）轨枕，枕木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（意外成功的）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.这名卧铺者已经在美国生活了二十年。
- He infiltrated a terrorist sleeper cell.他潜入了一个恐怖分子潜伏小组。
(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

单词	sleeper
释义	sleep·er noun /ˈsliːpə(r)/ /ˈsliːpər/ (used with an adjective) 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.我昨晚是从卧铺上来的。 Topics Transport by bus and trainc2 (also sleeping car) a coach on a train with beds for people to sleep in卧铺车厢 enlarge image (British English) (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）轨枕，枕木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（意外成功的）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.这名卧铺者已经在美国生活了二十年。 He infiltrated a terrorist sleeper cell.他潜入了一个恐怖分子潜伏小组。 (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
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