Word · Frequency #22742
waylay
突然拦住;意外拦截
核心释义
To accost or intercept unexpectedly.
- 1.
埋伏并伺机袭击。
To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
- 2.
意外地拦阻或截住。
To accost or intercept unexpectedly.
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
用法In use
The journalist waylaid the singer as she left the hotel.
用法提示:waylay 在这里表示突然拦住某人,过去式 waylaid。
A group of fans waylaid the players after the match to ask for autographs.
用法提示:waylaid 是 waylay 的过去式,描述意外拦住并搭话的行为。
Thieves waylaid the travelers on the lonely mountain path.
用法提示:waylay 在此指埋伏袭击,即从隐蔽处突然攻击。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 way(路)+ lay(埋伏):埋伏在路(way)上,突然拦住(lay)行人。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
过去式和过去分词均为waylaid
发音与拼写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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