lie in wait (lai in wēto)

Phrasal-verb Security

意味

to hide and wait for someone or something

誰かや何かを待ちながら隠れる (dareka ya nanika o machinagara kakureru)

例文

"The police lay in wait for the suspect all night."

"警察は容疑者を一晩中待ち続けた。" (Keisatsu wa yōgisha o ichibanjū machitsuzuketa.)