| 词汇 | sleeper |
| 释义 | sleeper Theme: DRUGS - BARBITURATE n. a sleeping pill.I just took one little sleeper.She took a handful of sleepers with a glass of booze, and that was it. Theme: VISIBILITY - LACKING n. someone or something that achieves fame after a period of invisibility.The movie Red Willow was undoubtedly the sleeper of the year, winning six awards.My candidate had been a sleeper, but he finally began to pull ahead in the polls. sleeper noun 1 a barbiturate capsule; a sleeping tablet US, 1961. 2 heroin UK, 1998. 3 a book, film, song, etc, that, having failed to sell successfully on its initial release, eventually becomes a 'hit' UK, 1984. 4 in sports, a player who performs exceptionally well in spite of very low initial expectations US, 1878. 5 in betting, uncollected winnings; a stake that is illegally retained by the bookmaker when a bet is won UK, 1956. 6 in circus and carnival usage, money that a customer overlooks US, 1981. 7 in craps, a bet on the table that a gambler has forgotten is his US, 1981. 8 in dominoes, an unused piece that rests numbers-down US, 1997. 9 in hot rodding, a conventional-looking, deceptively high-performing car US, 1965. 10 a train with sleeping carriages US, 1958. 11 a rock just below the land surface CANADA, 1987 rough sleeperSomeone who sleeps outside at night (i.e., "sleeps rough"), usually because they have no home. Primarily heard in UK, Australia. The government's aim is to have the number of rough sleepers halved in five years' time. I spent a couple of years as a rough sleeper after my house was repossessed. It's not something I would wish on anyone. sleeper1. n. a sleeping pill. She took a handful of sleepers with a glass of booze, and that was it. 2. n. someone or something that achieves fame after a period of invisibility. The movie “Red Willow” was undoubtedly the sleeper of the year, winning six awards. |
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