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elusive的意思
elusive
英 ['l(j)usv]
美 ['lusv]
- adj. 难懂的；易忘的；逃避的；难捉摸的
助记提示
1、带有玩弄、戏耍(play, joke, jest)性质的逃避、躲避，因此它不是被动的、不是被迫的，而是具有积极性、主动性、机敏性、技巧性、巧妙性。
2、e- "out, away" + lus- + -ive.
3. 一路的四处乱跑。
2、e- "out, away" + lus- + -ive.
3. 一路的四处乱跑。
中文词源
elusive 难以找到的
来自elude, 逃避。
英文词源
- elusive (adj.)
- 1719, from Latin elus-, past participle stem of eludere "elude, frustrate" (see elude) + -ive. Related: Elusiveness.
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. 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。
来自《权威词典》
- 3. 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.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 4. Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.
- 国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. I've been trying all day to reach him on the telephone, but he's very elusive.
- 我整天都在打电话找他, 但是找不着.
来自《简明英汉词典》