waylay
英 [weɪ'leɪ]
美[we'le]
- vt. 伏击；埋伏
英英释义
- 1. wait in hiding to attack
实用场景例句
- I got waylaid on my way here.
- 我在来这里的路上遭到了拦路抢劫。
牛津词典
- She was forever waylaying him in odd holes and corners of the hotel...
- 她总是在酒店的犄角旮旯里截住他。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The trucks are being waylaid by bandits...
- 卡车被强盗拦了下来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- She lingered outside the theater to waylay him after the show.
- 她在戏院外面徘徊想在演出之后拦住他说话.
辞典例句
- Greenpeace managed to assemble enough boats to waylay the ship at sea.
- 绿色和平组织设法聚集起足够数量的小船在海上拦截该船。
柯林斯例句
中文词源
waylay 拦路
way,路，lay,放置。引申词义拦路，抢劫。
双语例句
- 1. Greenpeace managed to assemble enough boats to waylay the ship at sea.
- 绿色和平组织设法聚集起足够数量的小船在海上拦截该船。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She lingered outside the theater to waylay him after the show.
- 她在戏院外面徘徊想在演出之后拦住他说话.
来自辞典例句
英文词源
- waylay (v.)
- "to ambush," 1510s, from way (n.) + lay (v.), on model of Middle Low German, Middle Dutch wegelagen "besetting of ways, lying in wait with evil or hostile intent along public ways." Related: Waylaid; waylaying.
词态变化
第三人称单数: waylays;过去式: waylaid;过去分词: waylaid;现在分词: waylaying;