Waylay
[ 'wei'lei ]
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vt. 拦截，拦路;
📝 例句
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.
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ way-路,lay-躺:在路边躺着准备伏击
※ way-路,lay-放置:在路上放置地雷→伏击
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
waylay
v
(pt, pp waylaid )[Tn]
wait for and stop (sb who is passing), esp in order to rob him or to ask him for sth 等著拦截（经过的某人）（尤指为抢劫或要求某事物）
The patrol was waylaid by bandits. 巡逻队遭到土匪伏击.
He waylaid me with a request for a loan. 他等我经过时拦住我向我借钱.
🔁 扩展释义
*[wei'lei]vt. 伏击, 埋伏【法】 挡路抢劫, 挡路, 挡截
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Oh, it's so exciting, isn't it, Richard?
噢 ，这太令人兴奋了 ，是不是 ，Richard？
Are you doing anything special?
你们有什么特别的安排吗？
The common meeting place for Maori is on the marae, an area of land with a meeting house, where all the important events take place.
毛利人的公众集会是在集会地举行，这是一个拥有会议厅的活动场所，所有的重要活动都在这里举行。