请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 to sit in wait
释义

> as lemmas

to sit in wait(s)
a. to sit in wait(s). Obsolete. rare. (cf. await n.)
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
a1300 E.E. Psalter ix. 29 He sites in waites [L. in insidiis] with riche of land In derne, to sla þe vnderand.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 825 Why satst thou like an enemie in waite Here watching at the head of these that sleep? View more context for this quotation
extracted from waitn.
<
as lemmas
随便看

 

英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/2/6 11:53:34