elusive
adjective /ɪˈluːsɪv/
/ɪˈluːsɪv/
- difficult to find, define or achieve
难找的；难以解释的；难以达到的 - 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。 - the elusive concept of ‘literature’
“文学” 这一难以解释的概念 - 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。
Topics Difficulty and failurec1- Further movie roles have proved somewhat elusive for the young actor.
对这个年轻演员来说，有深度的电影角色有些让他难以把握。 - He was searching for the ever elusive ‘perfect job’.
他一直在寻找虚无缥缈的“完美工作”。 - Sleep was strangely elusive.
睡眠是奇怪得难以定义的事情。 - The murderer remained frustratingly elusive.
凶手仍然踪影难觅，让人沮丧。 - Truth is a notoriously elusive quality.
真理是出了名地难以把握。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
词源early 18th cent.: from Latin elus- ‘eluded’ (from the verb eludere) + -ive. - Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found.