plural sleepers
plural sleepers
Learner's definition of SLEEPER
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a : a person who sleeps in a particular way睡得…的人 b : someone who is asleep在睡觉的人 2
a : a place or piece of furniture that can be used for sleeping供睡觉的地方(或家具) —
usually used before another noun通常用于另一名词前 3
chiefly US, informal : someone or something that suddenly becomes successful in a way that was not expected黑马;意外成功的人(或事物) -
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。
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The movie was the summer's sleeper.那部电影是今夏爆出的冷门。
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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。
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: a spy who lives and works for a long time like an ordinary person among the people he or she is spying on密探;潜伏间谍 —
often used before another noun常用于另一名词前 5
US : a piece of clothing that covers the entire body including usually the feet and that is worn by a baby or small child婴儿睡袋;儿童睡衣
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British : one of the heavy beams to which the rails of a railway are attached : tie(铁路)枕木