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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• Organizations and their leaders must strive to break three common boundaries to unleash all of the talent and contribution lying in wait.
  要挖掘员工的才能，公司和领导人必须努力打破三个常见的壁垒。
• So either she was lying in wait.
  要么是她在这里等着。