| 单词 | sleeper cell |
| 释义 | > as lemmassleeper cell sleeper cell n. a group of sleeper agents (now esp. of a terrorist organization); cf. cell n.1 19. ΚΠ 1968 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 25 Aug. 16/2 Government intelligence..soon encounters the well-entrenched sleeper cell, now roused to very undrowsy action. 1976 B. Gibson Birmingham Bombs viii. 67 The people..talked terrorism but they had never actually been part of an active IRA unit. This was the ‘sleeper’ cell. 2006 Wall St. Jrnl. 15 May (Central ed.) a14/3 Intelligence seeks to identify enemies and their plans before any crime occurs. It searches for terrorist sleeper cells. < as lemmas |
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