Sleeper

(noun.) an unexpected hit; 'that movie was the sleeper of the summer'.

(noun.) tropical fish that resembles a goby and rests quietly on the bottom in shallow water.

(noun.) a piece of furniture that can be opened up into a bed.

(noun.) pajamas with feet; worn by children.

(noun.) a rester who is sleeping.

(noun.) an unexpected achiever of success; 'the winner was a true sleeper--no one expected him to get it'.

(noun.) 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.

录入:赛斯

• The sleeper moving an arm, he sat down again in his chair, and feigned to watch the storm from the window. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I was a light sleeper; in the dead of night I suddenly awoke. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• Fagin made no answer, but bending over the sleeper again, hauled him into a sitting posture. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• The door closed on Gerty, and he stood alone with the motionless sleeper on the bed. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• I am a light sleeper, and it has awakened me. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• She was a bad sleeper, and wanted, or thought she wanted, many things at night. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• Stealthily I approached the nearest sleeper. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• I began to lose the identity of the sleeper resting on me. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• He touched the bed, he could hear the sleeper. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• A dream, all a dream, that ends in nothing, and leaves the sleeper where he lay down, but I wish you to know that you inspired it. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• Look at them, glancing at the sleepers on the ground. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• They had heard nothing during the night, for they are both sound sleepers. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• To supply this number of sleepers, 300,000 trees were felled, the growth of which would require little less than 5,000 acres of forest land. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• We shall rouse up that nest of sleepers, mark my words! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• The sleepers were laid upon the natural grade, and there was comparatively no effort made to ballast the road. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Upon hearing the sound of feet approaching, the watch instantly gave the alarm, and the sleepers as suddenly started up and bent their bows. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• These iron plates were usually cast in lengths of six feet, and they were secured to transverse wooden sleepers by spikes and oaken pegs. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
• They say that away down in the village, and even in the distant parsonage, that cry raised the sleepers from their beds. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Either they were wondrous heavy sleepers or else the noises that I made were really much less than they seemed to me. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Such is the story of the Seven Sleepers, (with slight variations,) and I know it is true, because I have seen the cave myself. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.

录入:尼科尔