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。
• When I was lying in bed, when employing wait, my eye socket is a moist, is a friend to bring trouble to relatives tears, feelings are complex;
  当我躺在病床上，用人伺候的时候，我的眼圈是湿润的，是给亲人朋友带来麻烦的泪花，心情是复杂的；
• 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 bandits were lying in wait for the travellers.
  土匪埋伏着等待路人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。