waylaying

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act by which somebody is waylaid; an ambush.
    — Such a man, I considered, could not fail to be aware of the ordinary policial modes of action. He could not have failed to anticipate—and events have proved that he did not fail to anticipate—the waylayings to which he was subjected.
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of waylay form-of,gerund,participle,present

词形变化

waylayings plural

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
English waylay
English -ing
English waylaying
From waylay + -ing.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English waylay
English -ing
English waylaying
From waylay + -ing.
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