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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

    • He is such an elusive person; you never know where he is when you want him.
      他就是这样一个谜般的人物,当你需要他时,你永远不知道他在何处。
    • 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?
    • 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。
    • The Secretary of State and his Russian counterpart met to try to nail down the elusive accord.
      美国国务卿和俄罗斯外交部长进行了会晤,试图敲定这项难以达成的协议。
    • Investors rightly want to know how this affects companies. But that information can prove elusive.
      投资者理所当然想知道这一因素对企业造成了怎样的影响,但事实证明这类信息很难找到。
    • 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。
    • 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。
    • But why does creativity remain so elusive?
      不过,为什么创意还是这么可遇不可求?
    • 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。
    • But it is a different story today, as home ownership has become an elusive dream for many.
      但今天的故事是不同的,作为房屋所有权者已成为许多人难以实现的梦想。