埋伏 1.(秘密布置兵力, 伺机出击) ambush; lie in wait; lie in ambush 埋伏下来 make an ambush; lay in ambush; 中埋伏 fall into an ambush; 埋伏在山上 lay in ambush on the mountain; 强盗们埋伏起来准备袭击那个有钱的旅客。 the robbers were lying in wait for the rich traveller.2.(潜伏) hide; lie low 埋伏着失败的因素 bear the seed of defeat; 埋伏圈 ambuscade
By and by they separated into three hostile tribes , and darted upon each other from ambush with dreadful war - whoops , and killed and scalped each other by thousands 后来他们又分成三个敌对的部落,从埋伏处发出可怕的吼叫,冲出来相互袭击,杀死和剥掉头皮的人数以千计。