lying in wait

英 [ˈlaɪɪŋ ɪn weɪt]

美 [ˈlaɪɪŋ ɪn weɪt]

埋伏，伏击，诡计

法律

英英释义

noun

• the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
  Synonym:ambushambuscadetrap

adj

• waiting in concealment
  1. an army lying in wait in the forest

双语例句

• The horrors lying in wait for them round every corner.
  暗伏在他们周围的种种恐怖事件。
• The robbers were lying in wait for the rich traveller.
  强盗们埋伏起来准备袭击那个有钱的旅客。
• He was unto me as a bear lying in wait, and as a lion in secret places.
  他向我如熊埋伏，如狮子在隐密处。
• The bandits were lying in wait for the travellers.
  土匪埋伏着等待路人。
• The act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise.
  把自己隐蔽起来等待奇袭的行为。
• Some form of major adversity is either going to be there or it's lying in wait just around the corner.
  有些大灾难不是立即发生就是待在角落等待时机。
• Being compelled to emerge into the main road, his ill fortune brought him at last where a small party of boys, headed by a ferocious young butcher, was lying in wait for any means of pleasurable excitement that might happen.
  由于最后不得不出现在大路上，所以厄运终于又降临到他的头上。有一小群以一位残暴的年轻屠夫为首的男孩子正躺在那里等待着有什么可供他们开心取乐的事情发生。
• It had been lying in wait, rarely spoken of, for 60 years.
  这段故事一直沉睡着等待了60年，几乎从未被提起。
• Lala accelerated her walk up the path to the caves fearing that there might be wild animals lying in wait for her.
  拉拉在回山洞的路上加快了脚步，因为害怕里面会有野兽躺着等她。
• The dark elves had been lying in wait, looking for a way to bring some dwarves over to this side.
  暗精灵们一直在暗中等待，伺机寻找某个将一些矮人送到这一边的方法。