elusive
英 [?'l(j)u?s?v]
美[?'lus?v]
- adj. 難懂的；易忘的；逃避的；難捉摸的
GRETOEFLCET6+TEM8IELTS低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
副詞:?elusively;名詞:?elusiveness;
助記提示
1、帶有玩弄、戲耍(play, joke, jest)性質(zhì)的逃避、躲避，因此它不是被動(dòng)的、不是被迫的，而是具有積極性、主動(dòng)性、機(jī)敏性、技巧性、巧妙性。
2、e- "out, away" + lus- + -ive.
3. 一路的四處亂跑。
2、e- "out, away" + lus- + -ive.
3. 一路的四處亂跑。
中文詞源
elusive 難以找到的
來自elude, 逃避。
英文詞源
- elusive (adj.)
- 1719, from Latin elus-, past participle stem of eludere "elude, frustrate" (see elude) + -ive. Related: Elusiveness.
雙語例句
- 1. Happiness, which had been so elusive in Henry's life, still evaded him.
- 亨利生活中過去一直難以捕捉的幸福仍舊與他無緣。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found.
- 埃里克總是這樣神出鬼沒，哪兒也找不著。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 3. Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.
- 翻譯時(shí)設(shè)法把握住原文中難以捉摸的風(fēng)韻.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 4. Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.
- 國際刑警組織已在世界各地搜查在逃的飛機(jī)劫持者.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. I've been trying all day to reach him on the telephone, but he's very elusive.
- 我整天都在打電話找他, 但是找不著.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》