waylaid

英 [weɪˈleɪd]

美 [weɪˈleɪd]

v.  拦截(尤其是为了谈话或袭击); 拦路
waylay的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 拦截;伏击
  If someonewaylaysyou, they stop you when you are going somewhere, for example in order to talk to you, to steal something from you, or to attack you.
  1. 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。
  2. The trucks are being waylaid by bandits...
     卡车被强盗拦了下来。
  3. I'm sorry, Nick, I got waylaid.
     抱歉，尼克，我被人耽搁了。

双语例句

• I'm sorry, Nick, I got waylaid.
  抱歉，尼克，我被人耽搁了。
• I am the waylaid pieces of history which sank out of sight in all of our pasts.
  我是所有我们过去中，沉没在视线外的历史遗骸。
• Knowing at what time his wife did her shopping, one day, unable any longer to bear not seeing her, he waylaid her in the street.
  他知道他的妻子每天什么时候出去买东西，有一天，迫不及待地想见到她，便在街上把她拦住。
• The patrol was waylaid by bandits.
  巡逻队遭到土匪伏击。
• The gang of robbers waylaid and robbed travelers.
  这帮强盗拦路埋伏抢劫旅客。
• As Pakistan is apparently increasing its arsenal as fast as it can and investing in smaller and more easily waylaid weapons, the risks are mounting.
  很明显，巴基斯坦现在尽它可能地增加它的核武器库，并且在更小规模和更容易伏击的武器上面大量投资。这样的话，风险就会越来越大了。
• We got waylaid by a couple of the protesters.
  我们被几个抗议者拦住了去路。
• He was waylaid by thieves.
  他在路上被抢了。
• He waylaid Melly at the back porch a few days later and asked pointedly if she'd heard from Nora.
  几天后，在后面的长廊里，他拦住了梅利，直截了当问她是否有劳拉的消息。
• I meant to leave earlier but I was waylaid on the way out of a meeting by my manager.
  我本想早点走，但在走出一个会议的路上被经理拦住了。