“伏兵”常见的英文表达是 “ambushers” 或 “a hidden/concealed force”(指处于埋伏状态的军队或人员) ,也可用动词短语 “lie in ambush” 来表示“埋伏(伏兵的行为)” 。
The ambushers launched a sudden attack on the enemy.(伏兵对敌人发起了突然袭击。)
There was a hidden force waiting to ambush the invaders.(有一支伏兵在等着突袭入侵者。)
The soldiers learned to lie in ambush to catch the enemy off guard.(士兵们学会了埋伏,以出其不意地打击敌人。)