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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The robber be lying In wait for the rich traveler
  强盗埋伏著等待有钱的旅客
• 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。
• The horrors lying in wait for them round every corner.
  暗伏在他们周围的种种恐怖事件。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。