- to ambush
- to lie in wait for
- to lie low
- ambush
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to ambush
- to lie in wait for
- to lie low
- ambush
This meaning refers to the act of secretly waiting to attack someone unexpectedly. It often involves stealth and surprise.
He lay in ambush in the woods, ready to attack the enemy.
The hunters were lying in wait on the mountain top, waiting for their prey to appear.
This meaning emphasizes the aspect of waiting patiently for a specific target or opportunity to present itself, rather than an outright attack.
She was lying in wait by the roadside, hoping to catch a chance to talk to him.
This meaning indicates being discreet or staying out of sight, often to avoid attention or danger.
During the crisis, he chose to lie low and not draw attention to himself.
As a noun, it refers to the actual surprise attack or the setting where such an attack occurs.
The police set up an ambush and successfully captured the fugitive.
Generated collocations (experimental)
mái fú埋伏xíng dòng行动ambush operationjìn xíng进行mái fú埋伏to carry out an ambushshè设xià下mái fú埋伏to set up an ambushmái fú埋伏dí rén敌人to ambush the enemymì mì秘密mái fú埋伏secret ambushmái fú埋伏gōng jī攻击ambush attackmái fú埋伏děng dài等待waiting in ambushmái fú埋伏zhàn shù战术ambush tacticsmái fú埋伏zhēn chá侦查ambush reconnaissanceyù xiān预先mái fú埋伏pre-positioned ambushmái fú埋伏zhě者the ambushermái fú埋伏dì diǎn地点ambush site