/weɪˈleɪ ||; ˌweˈle/verb [T] (past tense, past participle waylaid) to stop sb who is going somewhere, especially in order to talk to or attack him/her 拦截﹙尤指为了谈话或袭击﹚；拦路: I got waylaid on my way here. 我在来这里的路上遭到了拦路抢劫。