/weɪˈleɪ/
to stop or interrupt someone and detain them in conversation or trouble them in some other way,中文含义:拦截,伏击
记忆技巧
联想记忆法
将'waylay'拆解为'way'(道路)和'lay'(放置)。想象你在路上(way)埋伏(lay)着,突然跳出来拦截某人,这样就能记住'waylay'的意思是'拦截'或'伏击'。
谐音记忆法
'waylay'发音类似'围了',想象一群人'围了'住你,不让你走,就是拦截或伏击的意思。
例句
The robbers planned to waylay the wealthy merchant as he traveled through the forest.(强盗们计划在这位富商穿过森林时伏击他。)