🚧waylay (ウェイレイ)

verb
/ˌweɪˈleɪ/
突然立ち止まる / 攻撃する (totsuzen tachidomaru / kougeki suru)

意味

to stop or interrupt someone unexpectedly, often to attack or detain them
意味の翻訳
誰かを突然止めるまたは攻撃する
dareka o totsuzen tomeru matawa kougeki suru

例文

He was waylaid by reporters as he left the courthouse.

彼は裁判所を出るとき、記者に道を遮られた。
Kare wa saiban-sho o deru toki, kisha ni michi o saegirareta.

同義語

ambush, intercept, accost, attack

対義語

allow, let go, ignore

コロケーション

waylay someone, waylay travelers, waylay on the road

関連語彙

to make smooth and shiny by rubbing; to improve or refine
To save something from loss, damage, or destruction.
to make a written copy of spoken words or notes
Rise and fall irregularly in number or amount.
to enchant or fascinate someone as if by magic
To scatter or spread widely in different directions.

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