| 词汇 | sleeper |
| 释义 | sleeper noun uk /ˈsliː.pər/ us /ˈsliː.pɚ/ sleepernoun (PERSON)a good/heavy/light sleeper someone who sleeps in the stated way: 睡眠好／睡觉沉／睡觉轻的人 I'm a light sleeper - the slightest noise wakes me.我睡觉很轻——最轻微的声响也会吵醒我。 sleepernoun (ON TRAIN)a carriage in a train with beds for passengers to sleep in, or one of the beds in this carriage, or the type of train that has these carriages: （列车的）卧铺车厢，卧铺；卧铺列车 I'm travelling overnight so I've reserved a sleeper.我要坐一整晚的车，因此我订了一个卧铺。 The 11.45 to Venice is a sleeper.11点45分开往格威尼斯的车是一列卧铺车。 Michael Nosek/EyeEm/GettyImages Railways: trains & parts of trains aerial tram aerial tramway bogie boiler bullet train carriage coach cowcatcher diesel emergency cord guard's van locomotive luggage van puffer train rolling stock shunter sleeping car smoker super-express third rail sleepernoun (BLOCK)[ C ]UK(USrailroad tie) one of the heavy horizontal blocks that supports a railway track枕木 pbombaert/Moment/GettyImages Railways & railway lines aerial tram aerial tramway Amtrak artery branch line electrify funicular junction level crossing light railway metro railroad RR siding signal signal box switch track unelectrified whistle-stop sleepernoun (RING)[ C ]UK a small gold or silver ring that is worn in a pierced ear (= one that has a hole in it) to stop the hole from closing while other earrings are not being worn（为防止耳洞长死而戴的）小耳环 Jewelry ankle bracelet antihelix antitragus auricle bangle barbell be dripping with somethingidiom bejewelled brooch butterfly charm crown jewels cultured pearl diamanté engagement ring jewellery box medallion rhinestone tiepin treasure sleepernoun (SUDDEN ACTIVITY)[ C ] a person or thing that is suddenly and surprisingly successful after a long period of not achieving anything（长期蛰伏后）一鸣惊人的人；爆冷的人（或物） [ C ] a spy who only becomes active a long time after being put in place by an organization or country潜伏特工 Potential accident an accident waiting to happenidiom auspicious auspiciously be an actor, cook, etc. in the makingidiom commanding embryo embryonic fertile latent latently making not be beyond the wit of man/someoneidiom potential propitiously prospect prospective realizable retrievable room You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: International relations: spying and espionage sleepernoun (CLOTHING)[ C ]US(UKsleepsuit) a piece of clothing for a baby that covers the whole body, worn especially at night婴儿全身睡衣 angiii/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Babies' & children's clothing Babygro bib bootee diaper feeder layette nappy onesie playsuit rompers sailor suit sleepsuit snowsuit sleeper | American Dictionarysleeper noun[ C ] us/ˈsli·pər/ a sleeping person: He is a very light sleeper (= he wakes easily). A sleeper is also a person or thing that is unexpectedly successful: We almost gave up on this line of merchandise, but it's a real sleeper – it keeps selling. sleeper | Business Englishsleeper noun[ C ] MARKETINGuk /ˈsliːpər/us(alsosleeper hit) a product, film, book, etc. that becomes a sudden success, after a period of not being successful at all: The movie cost only $400,000 to make, and then blew up into a $39 million sleeper. Her book has been the big sleeper hit of the literary scene. Examples of sleepersleeper In all cases, non-depressed poor sleepers have shown significantly elevated levels of anxiety and neuroticism. Nevertheless, the findings provide no support for a sleeper effect associated with institutional deprivation. The dream sequence uses double exposures and alterations of the film speed, while the objects in the sleeper's bedroom are animated using stop motion. Nightmares are highly unpleasant dreams which, by definition, awaken the sleeper. Few statutory services reach out to older rough sleepers, and even when aware of a need, they are sometimes unable to respond. For light sleepers, such differences did not obtain. Thanks also go to the sleepers in the huts for their participation in the present study. This includes the police, who sometimes have not been able to use their powers because of a lack of options to move rough sleepers onto. It is assumed that the deeper the sleep, the more restorative it is and the harder it is to awaken the sleeper. The first issue to consider is the appropriateness - from a social justice perspective - of attempting to coerce rough sleepers into hostels. Studies comparing the personality profiles of good and poor sleepers have found consistent differences in young,64 middle-aged65 and elderly66 subjects. Like a dais, they displayed their incumbents when sleeping, their emptiness at other times awaiting the absent sleeper. To agree to such appeal, however, it was the judge who would have had to have been a sleeper. Now this is a rough sleeper who doesn't have a watch, whose head's absolutely pickled with alcohol, so he does not remember times for appointments. One older, male rough sleeper remarked: seen violence and trouble in hostels, but not so much on the streets, you can pick your friends on the street. See all examples of sleeper These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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