英语词汇“to lie at wait”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. to lie (also †lay) in wait. †Also, to lie at (the) wait, to lie on wait.

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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make attack [verb (intransitive)] > lie in wait

siteOE

wait?c1225

aspya1250

awaita1250

keepc1275

to sit in wait(s)a1300

lurkc1300

bush1330

to lie at (the) waitc1440

to lie on waitc1440

to lie wait1445

lay one's wait1535

hugger1567

to lie at (on, upon the) lurch1578

couch1582

ambuscade1592

to lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu1624

to lie at (or upon the) snap1631

ambush1638

to hole up1912

c1440 Pallad. on Husb. iv. 157 For moldywarpes cattes is to kepe To ligge in wayte to touche hem with her cle.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 113 As if perauenture in oon of thilk weies a man liggith in wait for to sle my seid seruaunt.

1503–4 Act 19 Hen. VII c. 36 Preamb. Stanhop..lay in wayte uppon the seid sir William and hym grevously wouneded.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) iii. 311 The faythful saynge of the crede chaseth away fendes whiche lye on wayte to hynder men.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 605/2 I ley in wayte of one to do him a displeasure.

a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 31 Or evir he cuild persawe the chancellaris folkis lyand in the wait for him he was invironit and circuatt round about with thame.

1611 Bible (King James) Psalms x. 9 He lieth in waite secretly as a lyon on his denne, he lieth in wait to catch the poore.

1668 H. Rolle Abridgm., Action sur Case 50 Si home dit dun auter, que il lay in wait at shooters hill to rob him, action sur le case gist.

a1672 A. Wood Life Sept. (1891) I. 123 Some of their partie were upon London road neare Thame to lay in wait for provision or wine that came from London towards Aylesbury.

1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 34. ⁋5 The five Fields where the Robbers lie in wait.

1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho III. iii. 59 His friend advised, that they should lie in wait for the enemy.

1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 95/2 Full of rage, he lay in wait for Rosen, and as the latter left the Senate, he rushed upon his sword in hand.

1904 F. P. Verney & M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family 17th Cent. (ed. 2) II. 341 Lying in wait for dowagers' coaches in tortuous lanes.

figurative.a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 172 May no man lang in welthe indure, For wo that lyis euer at the wait.1553 T. Gresham in J. W. Burgon Life & Times Sir T. Gresham (1839) I. 118 To the intent to prevent the marchaunts, bothe strangers and Englishe, who allwayes lay in wayte to prevent my devisses.1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. L3 His Religion lyes in wayte for the inclination of his Patron.1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub ii. 57 A Ring of Disciples, who lye in wait to catch up their Droppings.1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 553 Ten thousand dangers lie in wait to thwart The process.1785 T. Balguy Disc. Various Subj. 47 He is constantly lying at wait to correct them.1791 C. Smith Celestina III. 212 He..had indeed no other design than to lay in wait for traces of that involved mystery.1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. i. 164 The habit..had given him a suspicious manner, or a manner that would be better described as one of lying in wait.

单词	to lie at wait
释义	> as lemmas to lie at (the) wait b. to lie (also †lay) in wait. †Also, to lie at (the) wait, to lie on wait. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > hostile action or attack > make attack [verb (intransitive)] > lie in wait siteOE wait?c1225 aspya1250 awaita1250 keepc1275 to sit in wait(s)a1300 lurkc1300 bush1330 to lie at (the) waitc1440 to lie on waitc1440 to lie wait1445 lay one's wait1535 hugger1567 to lie at (on, upon the) lurch1578 couch1582 ambuscade1592 to lie (also stand, stay, etc.) perdu1624 to lie at (or upon the) snap1631 ambush1638 to hole up1912 c1440 Pallad. on Husb. iv. 157 For moldywarpes cattes is to kepe To ligge in wayte to touche hem with her cle. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 113 As if perauenture in oon of thilk weies a man liggith in wait for to sle my seid seruaunt. 1503–4 Act 19 Hen. VII c. 36 Preamb. Stanhop..lay in wayte uppon the seid sir William and hym grevously wouneded. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) iii. 311 The faythful saynge of the crede chaseth away fendes whiche lye on wayte to hynder men. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 605/2 I ley in wayte of one to do him a displeasure. a1578 R. Lindsay Hist. & Cron. Scotl. (1899) I. 31 Or evir he cuild persawe the chancellaris folkis lyand in the wait for him he was invironit and circuatt round about with thame. 1611 Bible (King James) Psalms x. 9 He lieth in waite secretly as a lyon on his denne, he lieth in wait to catch the poore. View more context for this quotation 1668 H. Rolle Abridgm., Action sur Case 50 Si home dit dun auter, que il lay in wait at shooters hill to rob him, action sur le case gist. a1672 A. Wood Life Sept. (1891) I. 123 Some of their partie were upon London road neare Thame to lay in wait for provision or wine that came from London towards Aylesbury. 1709 R. Steele Tatler No. 34. ⁋5 The five Fields where the Robbers lie in wait. 1794 A. Radcliffe Myst. of Udolpho III. iii. 59 His friend advised, that they should lie in wait for the enemy. 1879 Cassell's Techn. Educator (new ed.) IV. 95/2 Full of rage, he lay in wait for Rosen, and as the latter left the Senate, he rushed upon his sword in hand. 1904 F. P. Verney & M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family 17th Cent. (ed. 2) II. 341 Lying in wait for dowagers' coaches in tortuous lanes. figurative.a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 172 May no man lang in welthe indure, For wo that lyis euer at the wait.1553 T. Gresham in J. W. Burgon Life & Times Sir T. Gresham (1839) I. 118 To the intent to prevent the marchaunts, bothe strangers and Englishe, who allwayes lay in wayte to prevent my devisses.1615 T. Overbury et al. New & Choise Characters with Wife (6th impr.) sig. L3 His Religion lyes in wayte for the inclination of his Patron.1704 J. Swift Tale of Tub ii. 57 A Ring of Disciples, who lye in wait to catch up their Droppings.1785 W. Cowper Task iii. 553 Ten thousand dangers lie in wait to thwart The process.1785 T. Balguy Disc. Various Subj. 47 He is constantly lying at wait to correct them.1791 C. Smith Celestina III. 212 He..had indeed no other design than to lay in wait for traces of that involved mystery.1864 C. Dickens Our Mutual Friend (1865) I. ii. i. 164 The habit..had given him a suspicious manner, or a manner that would be better described as one of lying in wait. extracted from waitn. < as lemmas
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