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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 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。
    • 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。
    • 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 bandits were lying in wait for the travellers.
      土匪埋伏着等待路人。
    • And now the scene shifts to the warehouse, where the murderer is lying in wait.
      现在场景转到仓库,行凶者正埋伏在那里伺机行动。
    • 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。
    • In most states, first-degree murder is defined as an unlawful killing that is both willful and premeditated, meaning that it was committed after planning or "lying in wait" for the victim.
      在大多数州,一级谋杀被定义为蓄意且有预谋的非法杀害,即在预谋后实施或“伏击”受害人的犯罪行为。
    • Now there were men lying in wait, abiding with her in the chamber.
      有人预先埋伏在妇人的内室里。
    • 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。