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waylay
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Learner's definition of WAYLAY
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1
: to stop (someone who is going somewhere)拦截（正要去某处的某人） — usually used as (be) waylaid通常用作(be) waylaid — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
- She was waylaid by reporters as she left the courthouse.她离开法院时被记者团团围住。
- She was waylaid by the flu.她得了流感。
2
: to attack (someone or something) by surprise from a hidden place伏击；突袭
- Gangs sometimes waylay travelers on that road.犯罪团伙有时在那条路上抢劫游客。
- We were waylaid by a group of kids with water balloons.我们遭到一群孩子的水气球攻击。
waylaid ˈwā-ˌlād 
; waylaying; waylays
; waylaying; waylays 
Example Sentences
Gangs sometimes waylay travelers on that road. We were waylaid by a group of kids with water balloons.
Recent Examples on the Web Red is better for bats and insects but can waylay migrating birds. 
Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 13 June 2022 Children emerge armed from their houses and bands of revelers gather on the sides of the roads ready to waylay passersby. The Conversation, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2022 For months, scientists have been monitoring the lift and drop in protection from asymptomatic infection and milder forms of COVID-19, dynamics that seem tightly tethered to antibodies, the molecules that can waylay viruses outside of cells. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 Dec. 2021 If a global health crisis couldn’t waylay them, a few temperamental artists don’t stand a chance. Sarah Medford, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021 Last month, Evans gave a TEDx talk in Temecula that included evidence that poker playing shows potential to slow the aging of the brain and is a tool to waylay dementia’s onset. Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2021 Although Almeyda, disguised as an old woman, does set out to find Anninho, the book is more interested in the different people who waylay her, and who all have different views on freedom and how to pursue it. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021 The party once freely condemned the would-be insurrectionists who attempted to waylay democracy. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2021 This works best against a pathogen such as a bacterium, which neutrophils can waylay outside of cells; within minutes of an invasion, the horde will begin gobbling up its opponents and tossing noxious, microbe-killing grenades into the fray. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021 See More
Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 13 June 2022 Children emerge armed from their houses and bands of revelers gather on the sides of the roads ready to waylay passersby. The Conversation, oregonlive, 12 Apr. 2022 For months, scientists have been monitoring the lift and drop in protection from asymptomatic infection and milder forms of COVID-19, dynamics that seem tightly tethered to antibodies, the molecules that can waylay viruses outside of cells. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 Dec. 2021 If a global health crisis couldn’t waylay them, a few temperamental artists don’t stand a chance. Sarah Medford, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2021 Last month, Evans gave a TEDx talk in Temecula that included evidence that poker playing shows potential to slow the aging of the brain and is a tool to waylay dementia’s onset. Diane Bell Columnist, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2021 Although Almeyda, disguised as an old woman, does set out to find Anninho, the book is more interested in the different people who waylay her, and who all have different views on freedom and how to pursue it. Sam Sacks, WSJ, 1 Oct. 2021 The party once freely condemned the would-be insurrectionists who attempted to waylay democracy. Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2021 This works best against a pathogen such as a bacterium, which neutrophils can waylay outside of cells; within minutes of an invasion, the horde will begin gobbling up its opponents and tossing noxious, microbe-killing grenades into the fray. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 17 June 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1513, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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