| 单词 | waylay |
| 释义 | waylay (once / 3728 pages) v When you waylay someone, you stop them from doing what they were going to do, either by using violence or some other tactic. To waylay, or to be waylaid, is usually not a good thing: Mom would not be proud. Robbers waylay their victims. Outlaws waylaid stagecoaches in the Old West. The verb's origin, from wegelage, means "lying in wait, with evil or hostile intent." You might also use waylay to show someone being interrupted from finishing the task at hand: "I should’ve been studying, but was waylaid by my friend's invitation to go bungee jumping." WORD FAMILYwaylay: waylaid, waylaying, waylays USAGE EXAMPLESYou see them at events large and small, where they are inevitably waylaid by grateful composers. The New Yorker(Dec 04, 2016) But the group is still inflicting heavy casualties on advancing Iraqi forces, waylaying them with car bombs and street-to-street fighting. Washington Post(Dec 03, 2016) Genuine discussions over criticism, identity and censorship were paralysed and waylaid by Twitter voices obsessed with rhetorical fallacies and pedantic debating practices. The Guardian(Dec 01, 2016) v wait in hiding to attack Syn|Hyper ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, lurk, scupper wait stay in one place and anticipate or expect something |
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