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单词 lie low
释义

lie low

(Especially of a criminal) keep out of sight; avoid detection or attention: at the time of the murder he appears to have been lying low in a barn...
  • If the criminal was found lying low for a protracted period, the surveillance would automatically be lessened.
  • This keen perception also alerts them when it's time to lay low and avoid trouble.
  • Since they are flying mostly at night (back in those early days of the war), our main challenge is to lie low and take cover while letting them hit those empty barracks or the dummies.

Synonyms

hide, go into hiding, hide out, find a hiding place, conceal oneself, keep out of sight, keep a low profile, take cover, go to earth, go to ground, go underground, cover one's tracks, lurk, skulk
informal hole up
British informal lie doggo
See parent entry: lie
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