Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense waylays, present participle waylaying, past tense, past participle waylaid
VERB 拦截;伏击 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
She was forever waylaying him in odd holes and corners of the hotel. [VERB noun]
她总是在酒店的犄角旮旯里截住他。
The trucks are being waylaid by bandits. [VERB noun]