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

• 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。
• 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。
• Politicians should pursue common ground and reasonable consensus rather than elusive ideals.
  家应该寻求共同点和理性的一致，而不是深奥的理想。
• His dream of racial equality is still elusive, but no one did more to make it real.
  种族平等的梦想仍遥遥无期，但没有任何人更使它真正。
• The search for this elusive inner peace.
  对这种难以捉摸的内心平静的寻求。
• But try as I may, my goal remains elusive.
  可仅管尽力了，我的目的还是那么遥不可及。
• 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？
• 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。
• Be an elusive target and an efficient hunter.
  要做狡猾的猎物和高效的猎人。
• Just how much cosmic rays affect cloud formation has, however, remained elusive.
  然而，究竟有多少宇宙射线影响了云的形成还是个未知数。