كيف تنطق "lie in wait"

expression

ˈɫaɪ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈweɪt

LYE-in-WAYT

lˈaɪ/ /ˈɪn/ /wˈeɪt

LYE-in-WAYT

التعريف

To hide and wait quietly for someone or something to come, often with the intention to surprise, attack, or catch them.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈɫaɪ/ /ˈɪn/, /ɪn/ /ˈweɪt

الإنجليزية البريطانية

lˈaɪ/ /ˈɪn/ /wˈeɪt

أمريكي

LYE-in-WAYT

بريطاني

LYE-in-WAYT

The tiger lies in wait for its prey.

The police lay in wait to catch the thief.

Snakes often lie in wait in tall grass.

The robbers lay in wait until midnight before breaking into the store.