- 伏兵
- ふくへい
ambush
troops in ambush* * *ふくへい【伏兵】ambush〖U〗〖C〗[集合的に] 伏兵の一団lay [make] an ambush (for...) (…を攻撃するために)伏兵を置く
The enemy suspected an ambush. 敵は伏兵の気配を感じた.
* * *ふくへい【伏兵】an ambush; troops in ambush; 〔競技などで〕 an upset; 〔予期しない相手〕 《米》 《口》 dark horse.●伏兵となる lie in ambush; ambush.
●敵の伏兵がある. The enemy are [《米》 is] lying in ambush [wait].
・突然思わぬ伏兵が現れた. 〔障害〕 (We) were suddenly confronted with an unexpected obstacle. | 〔反対者〕 We ran into unexpected opposition.
●伏兵にあう fall into an ambush.
●伏兵を置く lay [make, construct, plant] an ambush.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.