waylay
verb [ T ] uk/ˌweɪˈleɪ/ us/ˌweɪˈleɪ/ waylaid | waylaid
（尤指为攻击某人或与之谈话而）伏击，拦截
to wait for and then stop someone, especially either to attack or talk to that person
A man on his way to deposit $12,000 in a bank was waylaid by two men who snatched his bag. 一名男子去银行存1.2万美元的现金，路遇两名男子拦截，并被抢走了提包。
I meant to leave earlier but I was waylaid on the way out of a meeting by my manager. 我想早些离开，但在离开会场的路上被经理拦住了。
Synonym: ambush
Compare: lie in waitlurk