waylay
英 [we?'le?]
美[we'le]
- vt. 伏擊；埋伏
GRE暢通詞匯
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?waylays;過去式:?waylaid;過去分詞:?waylaid;現在分詞:?waylaying;
中文詞源
waylay 攔路
way,路，lay,放置。引申詞義攔路，搶劫。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. Greenpeace managed to assemble enough boats to waylay the ship at sea.
- 綠色和平組織設法聚集起足夠數量的小船在海上攔截該船。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She lingered outside the theater to waylay him after the show.
- 她在戲院外面徘徊想在演出之后攔住他說話.
來自辭典例句