sleeper

英 [ˈsliːpə(r)]

美 [ˈsliːpər]

n. 睡得…的人; 睡觉者; 睡眠者; 卧铺列车

复数：sleepers　过去式：sleepered　

Collins.1 / BNC.11298 / COCA.10755

牛津词典

noun

睡得…的人
a person who sleeps in a particular way
1. a heavy/light/sound sleeper
  睡得很沉 / 轻 / 香的人
睡觉者；睡眠者
a person who is asleep
1. 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。
卧铺列车
a night train with beds for passengers on it
卧铺列车
a night train with beds for passengers on it
（铁路）枕木，轨枕
one of the heavy pieces of wood or concrete on which the rails on a railway/railroad track are laid
（出人意外地成功的）冷门电影（或戏剧、著作等）
a film/movie, play or book that for a long time is not very successful and then is suddenly a success
（为保持耳环孔不闭合而戴的）耳环，耳钉
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

N-COUNT 睡觉…者;睡眠…的人
You can usesleeperto indicate how well someone sleeps. For example, if someone is a lightsleeper, they are easily woken up.
1. I'm a very light sleeper and I can hardly get any sleep at all...
  我睡觉很轻，几乎就没睡着。
2. Poor sleepers take longer to fall asleep than good sleepers.
  与睡眠好的人相比，睡眠不好的人要花更长的时间才能入睡。
(英国英语的)卧铺车厢,卧铺铺位（在美国英语中，sleeping car 指卧铺车厢，roomette 则指一个卧铺的铺位)
In British English, asleeperis a carriage on a train containing beds for passengers to sleep in at night, or a section of such a carriage. The usual American words aresleeping carfor the carriage androomettefor the section.
卧铺列车
Asleeperis a train with beds for its passengers to sleep in at night.
(铁路上的)枕木
Railwaysleepersare large heavy beams that support the rails of a railway track.

in AM, use 美国英语用 ties

N-COUNT 出乎意料的成功者;爆冷门的人(或事物)
If you describe someone or something as asleeper, you mean that they unexpectedly become successful, often after a long period of being inactive or unknown.
1. ...Menno Meyjes, a young Dutch writer, who had had his first success with the sleeper 'The Children's Crusade'.
  凭借着《童子军》的意外走红而首尝成功的年轻荷兰作家——曼诺·梅耶斯

noun

an unexpected hit
1. that movie was the sleeper of the summer
tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water
Synonym:sleeper goby
a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed
pajamas with feet
a passenger car that has berths for sleeping
Synonym:sleeping carwagon-lit
one of the cross braces that support the rails on a railway track
1. the British call a railroad tie a sleeper
Synonym:tierailroad tiecrosstie
a rester who is sleeping
Synonym:slumberer
an unexpected achiever of success
1. the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it
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

Do you have a hard seat or a hard sleeper?
请问有一张硬座活是硬卧的票吗？
She was usually a light sleeper.
她通常很容易惊醒。
Is this train leaving at9:07 a sleeper?
这班火车是9点7分出发的卧车吗？
On the rail chair, positive bending moment fatigue, 2 millions load conversions on one sleeper.
在轨座上，正弯矩疲劳度测试，一个枕木对应两百万载荷的转换量。
I'd like a hard sleeper from Beijing to Wuxi.
我要一张从北京到无锡的硬卧。
I usually go up to London on the sleeper.
我一般都乘卧车去伦敦。
I'd like to reserve a sleeper to Chicago. Excuse me, does transfer service offer berth tickets?
我要预订去芝加哥的卧铺。外宾：请问，中转可以买到卧铺票吗？
The sleeper has been awakened, what a glorious day!
沉睡者醒了，多么令人愉快的一天！
He usually goes up to London on the sleeper.
他通常乘卧铺车去伦敦。
If you slept through the storm, you must be a heavy sleeper.
如果你能在风暴中安睡不醒，那你一定是个熟睡者。