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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

    • 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。
    • 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 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • 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。