elusive
英 [iˈluːsɪv]
美 [iˈluːsɪv]
adj. 难找的; 难以解释的; 难以达到的
Collins.1 / BNC.7605 / COCA.6930
牛津词典
adj.
- 难找的;难以解释的;难以达到的
difficult to find, define, or achieve- 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。 - the elusive concept of ‘literature’
“文学”这一难以解释的概念 - A solution to the problem of toxic waste is proving elusive .
有毒废料这个问题证明难以解决。
- Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 难以得到的;难以描述的;想不起来的;难以实现的
Something or someone that iselusiveis difficult to find, describe, remember, or achieve.- In London late-night taxis are elusive and far from cheap.
在伦敦,深夜时难以打到出租车,而且车费非常贵。
- In London late-night taxis are elusive and far from cheap.
双语例句
- The methods that keep the ball in play are simple, but elusive until you uncover them for yourself.
比赛中保持球的方法很简单,但是却难以捉摸直到你自己揭开它们。 - I am not an ambiguous or elusive type of person – I like to look people in the eye.
我并不是一个不明确或者很难捉摸的人-我喜欢看人的眼睛。 - The answer remains elusive in part because love is not one thing.
某种程度上答案仍然是难以捉摸的因为爱不是一件事。 - But try as I may, my goal remains elusive.
可仅管尽力了,我的目的还是那么遥不可及。 - What if I said I could capture that elusive terrorist, Bin Laden?
如果我说我能抓住难以捉到的恐怖分子本拉登,又会怎么样? - The search for this elusive inner peace.
对这种难以捉摸的内心平静的寻求。 - You may find yourself in that elusive flow state before you know it!
在知道之前也许你就找到了自己捉摸不透的源源不断的状态。 - For decades mathematicians have wrestled with this elusive problem.
数十年来,数学家们一直在努力解答这个难以捉摸的问题。 - His dream of racial equality is still elusive, but no one did more to make it real.
种族平等的梦想仍遥遥无期,但没有任何人更使它真正。 - What I hoped to investigate in the project is what the transient and elusive might mean in architectural terms.
我希望在专案中研究的是这种短暂和容易忘怀的事在建筑上的意义。