词汇释义
waylay TEM8 GRE
UK /ˌweɪˈleɪ/ US /ˌweɪˈleɪ/
verb, If someone waylays you, 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. 拦截，伏击
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外刊例句
1. None of them are getting where they are supposed to until the waylaid ship is freed.(New York Times)
2. In Ohio, a state law requiring price transparency that was passed two years ago is still waylaid in the courts.(New York Times)
3. A measure making it easier to build multiple-unit housing near transit was shelved in its final committee hearing this year, while a handful of tenant-friendly bills were similarly waylaid.(New York Times)
4. As most board meetings occur every 30 days, owners complain they are waylaid and put off to each subsequent "next meeting."(Los Angeles Times)
5. A massive housing development waylaid by the economic downturn is springing back to life, marking a return of large-scale projects to Southern California.(Los Angeles Times)
6. But don’t get waylaid by the idea that you can’t save.(Forbes)
7. In a weak year for retail sales, when consumers were waylaid by volatile weather and an uncertain economy, companies are hustling to offer their promotions first.(Chicago Tribune)
8. Bankers and traders who rushed wide-eyed to Wall Street in the halcyon days of the 1980s were waylaid by the stock market crash of Oct.(New York Times)
9. Mr. Mitchell’s world — self-assured, calm — suggests an alternate timeline for Black American life, one not waylaid by the constant grinding of racism and recrimination.(New York Times)
10. The method is programmatic openness, deep listening, a willingness to be waylaid; the effect, a prismatic picture of history as experienced and understood by individuals in their full amplitude and idiosyncrasy.(New York Times)
11. Across the country, artists, playwrights, dancers and authors are grappling with seeing their projects waylaid, many of which took months or years to realize.(New York Times)
12. This recently happened to me, though the company refunded my money and paid for the waylaid print.(Washington Post)
词汇搭配
waylay people
词汇家族
waylays, waylaid, waylaying, waylayer
词汇来源
"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."
近义词
ambuscade, ambush
反义词
aid, avoid, dodge, evade, help, ignore, refrain, scorn, shun, disregard, bypass
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