hide; conceal; fly [lie] low; incubate; lurk
an insidious disease
潜伏的疾病
hidden spy; hidden enemy agent
潜伏特务
a latent crisis
潜伏着的危机
latent defects
潜伏的缺点
time of concealment -- as a latent period of a disease
潜伏时期
These robbers are now flying low somewhere in Europe.
这伙强盗现在潜伏在欧洲某地。