sleeper 详细解释
sleeper
['sli:pə]
n.睡眠者, 枕木, 卧铺, 爆冷门, 耳环
n.
1. 睡眠者[C]
I'm a light sleeper.
我睡觉时很容易惊醒。
2. 卧车; 卧铺[C]
I booked a first-class sleeper.
我订了头等卧铺车票。
3. 【主英】(铁路)枕木[C]
4. 【建】(地板的)棱木[C]
5. 【美】出乎意料地获得成功的人(或事物), 爆冷门的人(或事物)[C]
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 was the sleeper of the year: suddenly everyone had 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。
6. 【美】儿童睡衣; 婴儿睡袋[P1]
词形变化
名词复数：sleepers
英英释义
名词 sleeper:
a rester who is sleeping
同义词：slumberer
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
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
同义词：tie, railroad tie, crosstie
a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
同义词：sleeping car, wagon-lit
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
同义词：sleeper goby
an unexpected hit
补充
sleepersleeper英:[ˈsli:pə] 美:[ˈslipɚ]n.1.睡觉(呈某种状态)的人Please don't make any noise—my mother's a very light sleeper.请安静——我母亲睡觉很轻。2.轨枕; 枕木; 道木3.卧车I usually go up to London on the sleeper.我一般都乘卧车去伦敦。He stepped out of his first-class sleeper on the night express from London.他从由伦敦开来的午夜快车的头等卧铺车厢里走出来。4.小耳环5.未料到获得成功的剧、书、人等例句
1. Her first baby was not a good sleeper.她的第一个孩子睡眠不好。 2. I'm a light sleeper.我睡觉轻。 3. I usually go up to London on the sleeper.我通常坐卧铺去伦敦。 4. I booked a first-class sleeper.我预订了一等铺。 5. he was a light sleeper, for long periods an insomniac.他睡眠不好，长时间失眠。 6. a light/heavy sleeper浅睡╱熟睡者 7. a light sleeper [=someone who does not sleep well and wakes up easily]睡觉轻的人 8. a heavy sleeper [=someone who sleeps well and does not wake up easily]睡觉沉的人 9. a sound sleeper酣睡的人 10. sleepers were awakened by the sound of a loud crash.巨大的碰撞声把睡觉的人都吵醒了。 11. the sleeper cab of a truck卡车的睡觉室 12. Our guests will use the sleeper sofa. [=a sofa that folds out to form a bed]我们的客人们将睡沙发床。 13. He may turn out to be the sleeper in this year's election.他可能会成为今年大选的黑马。 14. The movie was the summer's sleeper.那部电影是今夏爆出的冷门。 15. The movie became the sleeper hit of the summer.那部影片爆冷成为今夏的高票房电影。 16. a sleeper agent潜伏的特工 17. The police discovered a sleeper cell [=a small organized group of spies] that had been operating in the city for years.警方发现了一个潜伏在城里活动多年的间谍组织。