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sleeper

/ˈsliːpər/

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noun

睡觉的人，睡眠者

Someone who sleeps.

Examples :

"My little brother is a very deep sleeper. "

我弟弟睡觉睡得很死。

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noun

休眠条款，潜伏条款

That which lies dormant, as a law.

Examples :

"The new student's quiet demeanor made her a sleeper in the debate club; her powerful arguments weren't apparent until the later rounds. "

这个新学生平时很安静，所以在辩论社里就像一个休眠条款一样；直到后面的几轮，她那些强有力的论点才显现出来。

politics law government

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noun

潜伏特务，卧底。

A spy, saboteur, or terrorist who lives unobtrusively in a community until activated by a prearranged signal; may be part of a sleeper cell.

Examples :

"For years, the friendly neighbor was just Mr. Henderson, but after receiving a coded message, he was revealed to be a sleeper activated to disrupt the city's power grid. "

多年来，这位友善的邻居只是个亨德森先生，但在收到一条密码信息后，人们才发现他是个潜伏特务，被激活来破坏城市的电网。

politics military person war group organization action police government nation

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noun

防耳洞闭合耳钉，养耳洞耳钉。

A small starter earring, worn to prevent a piercing from closing.

Examples :

"My daughter lost her earring, so she wore a sleeper to keep her piercing open. "

我女儿把耳环弄丢了，所以她戴了个防耳洞闭合耳钉， чтобы耳洞不闭上。

appearance wear body item

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noun

卧铺车厢，宿营车。

A railway sleeping car.

Examples :

"We spent a night on an uncomfortable sleeper between Athens and Vienna."

我们坐了一夜从雅典到维也纳的卧铺车厢，不太舒服。

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noun

锁喉，锁颈。

A sleeper hold.

Examples :

"The wrestler used a sleeper hold to subdue his opponent. "

摔跤手用锁喉的招式制服了他的对手。

sport action body medicine

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noun

黑马，潜力股

Something that achieves unexpected success after an interval of time.

Examples :

"A box-office bomb when it first came out, the film was a sleeper, becoming much more popular decades after being released."

这部电影刚上映时票房惨败，但后来却成了黑马，在上映几十年后变得非常受欢迎。

achievement business outcome

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noun

塘鳢，沙塘鳢鱼。

A goby-like bottom-feeding freshwater fish of the family Odontobutidae.

Examples :

"The aquarium keeper carefully added a small sleeper fish to the community tank. "

水族馆管理员小心翼翼地往混养缸里加入了一条小小的塘鳢鱼。

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睡鲨，护士鲨。

A nurse shark (family Ginglymostomatidae).

Examples :

"The marine biologist studied the sleeper shark in the aquarium. "

这位海洋生物学家在水族馆里研究了睡鲨，也就是护士鲨。

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noun

连体睡衣，睡袋服。

A type of pajama for a person, especially a child, that covers the whole body, including the feet.

Examples :

"Aaron, Devin, and Laura looked so comfy in their sleepers."

亚伦、德文和劳拉穿着他们的连体睡衣，看起来好舒服啊。

wear item family human

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noun

扮猪吃老虎的车，低调高性能车。

An automobile which has been internally modified to excess, while retaining a mostly stock appearance in order to fool opponents in a drag race, or to avoid the attention of the police.

Examples :

"The sleek, black car was a sleeper; it looked like a normal family sedan, but under the hood was a powerful engine. "

这辆光滑的黑色轿车是辆扮猪吃老虎的车，它看起来像一辆普通的家用轿车，但引擎盖下隐藏着一颗强大的引擎。

vehicle race police technology sport machine

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noun

安眠药, 镇静剂

Examples :

"The doctor prescribed a sleeper to help Mrs. Jones sleep through the night. "

医生给琼斯太太开了安眠药，帮助她睡个好觉。

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verb

给小牛割耳朵做记号

To mark a calf by cutting its ear.

Examples :

"The rancher decided to sleeper the newly born calf so he could easily identify it later. "

这位农场主决定给新出生的小牛割耳朵做记号，这样以后就能很容易地辨认出它了。

animal agriculture mark

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noun

枕木, 轨枕

A railroad tie.

Examples :

"The train rumbled loudly as it passed over each sleeper beneath the tracks. "

火车隆隆作响，因为火车经过轨道下方每一根枕木时都会发出巨大的声音。

material building structure technical

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noun

横梁，托梁

A structural beam in a floor running perpendicular to both the joists beneath and floorboards above.

Examples :

"The construction worker carefully positioned the sleeper on the joists before attaching the floorboards. "

建筑工人小心地将横梁放置在托梁上，然后再固定地板。

architecture building structure material

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noun

船底龙骨，卧材。

A heavy floor timber in a ship's bottom.

Examples :

"The shipwright carefully inspected each sleeper in the hull to ensure the ship's structural integrity. "

为了确保船体的结构完整性，造船工匠仔细检查了船底船壳中的每一根船底龙骨/卧材。

nautical part material building

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最底层，底座。

The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.

Examples :

"The warehouse workers carefully checked the sleeper, ensuring the stack of barrels wouldn't collapse. "

仓库工人们仔细检查了最底层的木桶，确保这堆桶不会倒塌。

nautical structure