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隐伏

Word · VerbTraditional隱伏

hide; lurk; lie concealed

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

verb

to hide; to lurk; to lie concealed or dormant

literary

Often used in literary or formal contexts to describe something concealed in a location or latent within a situation. Can be used both transitively and intransitively.

Wēi危
xiǎn险
yǐn隐
fú伏
zài在
hēi黑
àn暗
jiǎo角
luò落
lǐ里
 。

Danger lurks in the dark corners.

Zhè这
chǎng场
píng平
jìng静
zhōng中
yǐn隐
fú伏
zhe着
yán严
zhòng重
de的
wēi危
jī机
 。

This calm conceals a serious crisis.

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Jū狙
jī击
shǒu手
yǐn隐
fú伏
zài在
cǎo草
cóng丛
zhōng中
děng等
dài待
mù目
biāo标
chū出
xiàn现
 。

The sniper lay concealed in the grass waiting for the target to appear.