waylaid

英[weɪ'leɪd] 美[weɪ'leɪd]
  • v. 伏击(拦路抢劫)
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. The patrol was waylaid by bandits.
      巡逻队遭到土匪伏击。
    2. He waylaid her on her way home and demanded her wages.
      他在她回家的路上伏击了她,让她把工资交出来。