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

• The patrol was waylaid by bandits.
  巡逻队遭到土匪伏击。
• 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。
• We got waylaid by a couple of the protesters.
  我们被几个抗议者拦住了去路。
• The gang of robbers waylaid and robbed travelers.
  这帮强盗拦路埋伏抢劫旅客。
• 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。
• This was not the first attempt of these daring Indians, for more than once they had waylaid trains on the road.
  这些亡命的印第安人拦劫火车已经不是头一回了，在这以前，他们也干过好几次。
• He was waylaid by thieves.
  他在路上被抢了。
• He was waylaid by a band of guerrillas.
  他遭到游击队的狙击。
• Hundreds ( including Vogue's Anna Wintour) were waylaid by London's high winds, their planes redirected to Dublin and Newcastle.
  还有几百人（包括《Vogue》杂志的安娜・温图尔（AnnaWintour））被伦敦的大风耽搁了行程，他们的飞机改道都柏林和纽卡斯尔（Newcastle）。
• I'm sorry, Nick, I got waylaid.
  抱歉，尼克，我被人耽搁了。