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waylay

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英 [weɪ'leɪ] 美[we'le]
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释义

  • vt. 伏击;埋伏
  • 词态变化

    第三人称单数: waylays;过去式: waylaid;过去分词: waylaid;现在分词: waylaying;

    中文词源

    waylay 拦路

    way,路,lay,放置。引申词义拦路,抢劫。

    英文词源

    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.

    双语例句

    1. Greenpeace managed to assemble enough boats to waylay the ship at sea.
    绿色和平组织设法聚集起足够数量的小船在海上拦截该船。

    来自柯林斯例句

    2. She lingered outside the theater to waylay him after the show.
    她在戏院外面徘徊想在演出之后拦住他说话.

    来自辞典例句

    英英释意

    1. wait in hiding to attack

    实用场景例句

    I got waylaid on my way here.
    我在来这里的路上遭到了拦路抢劫。

    牛津词典

    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。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典

    The trucks are being waylaid by bandits...
    卡车被强盗拦了下来。

    柯林斯高阶英语词典

    She lingered outside the theater to waylay him after the show.
    她在戏院外面徘徊想在演出之后拦住他说话.

    辞典例句

    Greenpeace managed to assemble enough boats to waylay the ship at sea.
    绿色和平组织设法聚集起足够数量的小船在海上拦截该船。

    柯林斯例句

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