sleeping beauty
noun[C,usually singular]
FINANCEukusacompanywithvaluableassetsthatinvestors,possiblebuyers, etc. do notrecognizeasvaluable:
Thehotelwas asleepingbeauty, because thepropertyitself was soundervalued.
| 单词 | sleeping beauty |
| 释义 | sleeping beauty noun[C,usually singular] FINANCEukusacompanywithvaluableassetsthatinvestors,possiblebuyers, etc. do notrecognizeasvaluable: Thehotelwas asleepingbeauty, because thepropertyitself was soundervalued. Examplesofsleeping beautysleeping beauty Let me see, what did thesleepingbeautysay? FromProject Gutenberg They all knew the story of the princess who was spinning when her wicked godmother cast a spell and transformed her into asleepingbeauty. FromProject Gutenberg He heard the story of the castle and itssleepingbeauty. FromProject Gutenberg The story of thesleepingbeautyis an allegory with a very real meaning. FromProject Gutenberg The glare of light from the open window, shining through the open door into the adjoining bedchamber of thesleepingbeauty, awakened her. FromProject Gutenberg As he did so thesleepingbeautyopened her eyes. FromProject Gutenberg Sleepingbeautyand other stories. FromProject Gutenberg Advancing slowly to the bed-side, for a minute she stands contemplating thesleepingbeautybefore her. FromProject Gutenberg These spores or cysts rest, like thesleepingbeautyin the forest, until a drop of water falls upon them and awakens them into life. FromProject Gutenberg A clock and two vases are introduced, and a picture over the mirror representing asleepingbeautywith a cupid. FromProject Gutenberg This was the palace of thesleepingbeautyto which he had penetrated. FromProject Gutenberg Like the prince in the nursery tale, he sought and found thesleepingbeautywithin the recesses which had so long concealed her from mankind. FromProject Gutenberg Then she looked up at him inquiringly, and pointed at thesleepingbeauty. FromProject Gutenberg The sleeping day like asleepingbeauty, aglow with her morning dreams, is already red, and must soon open its eye. FromProject Gutenberg Sleepingbeautyin the wood. FromProject Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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