way·lay

verb

/weɪˈleɪ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they waylay	/weɪˈleɪ/ /weɪˈleɪ/
he / she / it waylays	/weɪˈleɪz/ /weɪˈleɪz/
past simple waylaid	/weɪˈleɪd/ /weɪˈleɪd/
past participle waylaid	/weɪˈleɪd/ /weɪˈleɪd/
-ing form waylaying	/weɪˈleɪɪŋ/ /weɪˈleɪɪŋ/

waylay somebody to stop somebody who is going somewhere, especially in order to talk to them or attack them拦截（尤其是为了谈话或袭击）；拦路
- I got waylaid on my way here.我在来这里的路上遭到了拦路抢劫。