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。
• 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 robber be lying In wait for the rich traveler
  强盗埋伏著等待有钱的旅客
• So either she was lying in wait.
  要么是她在这里等着。
• 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。
• Little did I know what troubles were lying in wait for me when I got home.
  我回家时根本就不知道有什么麻烦等着我。
• 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。
• 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 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。