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

• 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。
• 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 bandits were lying in wait for the travellers.
  土匪埋伏着等待路人。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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；
• The robber be lying In wait for the rich traveler
  强盗埋伏著等待有钱的旅客
• 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。