elusive的意思

elusive

英式音标[ɪ'lusɪv]
美式英标[ɪ'l(j)uːsɪv]

基本解释

adj. 难懂的；易忘的；逃避的；难捉摸的

中文词源

elusive 难以找到的

来自elude, 逃避。

英文词源

elusive (adj.): 1719, from Latin elus-, past participle stem of eludere "elude, frustrate" (see elude) + -ive. Related: Elusiveness.

实用例句

1. Happiness, which had been so elusive in Henry's life, still evaded him.: 亨利生活中过去一直难以捕捉的幸福仍旧与他无缘。

2. Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found.: 埃里克总是这样神出鬼没，哪儿也找不着。

3. Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.: 翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵.

4. Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.: 国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者.

5. I've been trying all day to reach him on the telephone, but he's very elusive.: 我整天都在打电话找他, 但是找不着.

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