英语词组lie in wait是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

Idiom

lie in wait

to stay hidden, ready to attack.

Police said the suspect was lying in wait in a dark hallway.This person was found behind a wall, as if he were lying in wait for someone.

to delay doing something until the best time for it.

The smart thing to do is lie in wait for the right time to ask for a raise.

Related vocabulary: lie low

lie in wait

To await someone or something from a concealed position. When I'm walking alone at night, I'm always worried that attackers are just lying in wait for me.

lie in wait (for someone or something)

Fig. to stay still and hidden, waiting for someone or something. Bob was lying in wait for Anne so he could scold her about something. The assassin lay in wait for his target to approach.

lie in wait

Remain hidden while preparing to attack, as in The opposition was quietly lying in wait for the incumbent to make his first big mistake. This expression originally alluded to physical attacks and is now often used figuratively. [Mid-1400s] Also see lay for.

lie in ˈwait

hide and wait for somebody so that you can attack them: The police think the murderer must have been lying in wait for his victim.

lie in wait (for), to

To ambush, to prepare to attack from a hiding place. This cliché, which dates from the fifteenth century, originally alluded to a physical attack. It was soon being used metaphorically, as by Jonathan Swift in A Tale of a Tub (1704): “A ring of disciples, who lie in wait to catch their droppings.”

词组	lie in wait
释义	Idiom lie in wait 1. to stay hidden, ready to attack. Police said the suspect was lying in wait in a dark hallway.This person was found behind a wall, as if he were lying in wait for someone. 2. to delay doing something until the best time for it. The smart thing to do is lie in wait for the right time to ask for a raise. Related vocabulary: lie low lie in wait To await someone or something from a concealed position. When I'm walking alone at night, I'm always worried that attackers are just lying in wait for me. lie in wait (for someone or something) Fig. to stay still and hidden, waiting for someone or something. Bob was lying in wait for Anne so he could scold her about something. The assassin lay in wait for his target to approach. lie in wait Remain hidden while preparing to attack, as in The opposition was quietly lying in wait for the incumbent to make his first big mistake. This expression originally alluded to physical attacks and is now often used figuratively. [Mid-1400s] Also see lay for. lie in ˈwait hide and wait for somebody so that you can attack them: The police think the murderer must have been lying in wait for his victim. lie in wait (for), to To ambush, to prepare to attack from a hiding place. This cliché, which dates from the fifteenth century, originally alluded to a physical attack. It was soon being used metaphorically, as by Jonathan Swift in A Tale of a Tub (1704): “A ring of disciples, who lie in wait to catch their droppings.”
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