Word · Frequency #22742
waylay
突然拦住；意外拦截
To accost or intercept unexpectedly.
- 1.
To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
埋伏并伺机袭击。
- 2.
To accost or intercept unexpectedly.
意外地拦阻或截住。
伏击；埋伏袭击；埋伏并伺机袭击。；意外地拦阻或截住。；伏击；埋伏；[法] 挡路抢劫
In use
The journalist waylaid the singer as she left the hotel.
A group of fans waylaid the players after the match to ask for autographs.
Thieves waylaid the travelers on the lonely mountain path.
waylay sb
The bandits waylaid the travelers on the road.
强盗们在路上伏击了旅行者。
waylay sb for sth
常用于抢劫或索取某物。
They waylaid him for his money.
他们拦住他抢钱。
waylay sb with sth
常用于比喻，指用提问等纠缠某人。
Reporters waylaid the celebrity with questions.
Connections
Collocations
- waylay travelers
- 埋伏袭击旅客
- The bandits would waylay travelers on the mountain pass.匪徒常常在山口埋伏袭击旅客。
- waylay someone on the street
- 在街上拦住某人
- A reporter waylaid the actor on the street for an interview.一名记者在街上拦住这位演员要求采访。
- be waylaid by fans
- 被粉丝围住而难以脱身
- The singer was waylaid by fans after the concert.演唱会结束后，那位歌手被粉丝围住，难以脱身。
- waylay someone with questions
- 拦住某人问个不停
- The students waylaid their professor with questions after class.下课后学生们拦住教授问个不停。
Synonyms
- ambush
- 伏击；埋伏突袭 · 与 waylay 的第一义（埋伏袭击）几乎等同，更常用；不会用于“中途拦住某人说话”。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 way（路）+ lay（埋伏）：埋伏在路（way）上，突然拦住（lay）行人。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学叙述、新闻报道 该词通常用于书面或较正式的叙述，多出现在文学、新闻报道等场景；日常口语中较少用。表示‘埋伏袭击’或‘意外拦住某人’时，可以用较口语化的 stop 或 intercept。
Grammar Note
过去式和过去分词均为waylaid
Pronunciation & Spelling
waylay 读作 /weɪˈleɪ/。以下词都以 -ay 结尾，重音在最后一个音节，押 /eɪ/ 韵：delay /dɪˈleɪ/、relay /rɪˈleɪ/、betray /bɪˈtreɪ/、decay /dɪˈkeɪ/、display /dɪˈspleɪ/、allay /əˈleɪ/。注意：always /ˈɔːlweɪz/ 拼写相近但结尾发 /weɪz/，不押韵；alley /ˈæli/ 是 allay 的形近词，但发音不同。
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