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 bandits were lying in wait for the travellers.
  土匪埋伏着等待路人。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• From what you eat and drink to where you live, there's a special sickness lying in wait just for you if you have the misfortune to have two X chromosomes.
  如果很不幸你的基因是由两个X染色体组成，那么从你吃喝的东西到你生活的地方，这儿都有个专门的疾病在静静地等待着你。
• The gunmen were lying in wait when Mr predit came out of the hotel.
  普里迪特先生从旅馆里走出来时，那个职业杀手正埋伏等着。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He should be lying in wait for you in one of those places.
  他会在其中一个地带对你伏击。