❶bushwhack; lie in ambush(/wait/watch); ready to attack unexpectedly; set(/lay/make) an ambush; waylay ❷hold back for one’s own use; keep under cover; keep sth in reserve ❍ 营长派了一个连去～。The battalion com mander sent a company to ambush. ❍ 发票时可不要～啊！ When you distribute the tickets,don’t hold any for your own use!