elusive
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ɪ'l(j)uːsɪv]
- 美式音标 [iˈluː.sɪv]
- 国际音标 [i'lju:siv,-səri]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.难懂的；难捉摸的；难找的；逃避的
词根记忆
- 来自elude(vt.逃避；使困惑)
- e(出) + lus(光) + ive→没有灵光出来的→难懂的
- elus(看作elude，逃避) + ive(…的)→逃避的
同根派生
- n性质的同根词
- elusion：逃避；回避。
- elusiveness：狡诈；易闪避；飘忽不定；巧妙逃避。
- vt性质的同根词
- elude：逃避，躲避。
英汉例句
- 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。 - 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。 - 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. - 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。 - 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。
词组短语
- Elusive Target 难寻目标;难以捕捉
- But elusive 但遥不可及
- Very Elusive 销声匿迹
- Elusive island 难以名状之岛
- Elusive Monelli 难懂的
短语
英英字典
- difficult to describe, find, achieve, or remember
- Something or someone that is elusive is difficult to find, describe, remember, or achieve.
剑桥英英字典
柯林斯英英字典
专业释义
- 难懂的；易忘的；逃避的；难捉摸的
- 难以捉摸的