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elusive

英 [iˈluːsɪv]

美 [iˈluːsɪv]

adj.  难找的; 难以解释的; 难以达到的

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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
      1. 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。
      2. the elusive concept of ‘literature’
        “文学”这一难以解释的概念
      3. 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。

    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.
      1. 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。

    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。