单词 | sleeper |
释义 | Word Frequency sleeper(ˈsliːpə) noun 1. a person, animal, or thing that sleeps 2. a railway sleeping car or compartment 3. British one of the blocks supporting the rails on a railway track US and Canadian equivalent: tie4. a heavy timber beam, esp one that is laid horizontally on the ground 5. mainly British a small plain gold circle worn in a pierced ear lobe to prevent the hole from closing up 6. a wrestling hold in which a wrestler presses the sides of an opponent's neck, causing them to pass out 7. US an unbranded calf 8. Also called: sleeper goby any gobioid fish of the family Eleotridae, of brackish or fresh tropical waters, resembling the gobies but lacking a ventral sucker 9. informal a person or thing that achieves unexpected success after an initial period of obscurity 10. a spy planted in advance for future use, but not currently active |
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