Elusive
[ ɪ'lusɪv ]
其它 Other
adj. 难以捉摸的;不易记住的;逃避的;难以找到的;
💡 词根助记
e出+lus玩，戏剧+ive形容词后缀→把人玩出去→让人难懂的
📝 例句
Excessive worrying about an elusive public image was the order of the day.
过分为一个朝生暮死的公众形象担心就是今天的风尚。
Finding a vaccine for Plasmodium has been an elusive goal.
寻找防治疟原虫的疫苗，一直是个难于达到的目标。
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。
Direct proof of the mechanism of adhesion is quite elusive.
直接证明粘结的机理是十分困难的。
Empiri-cally, the distinction between active and idle balances is elusive.
在实际生活中，活动余额和闲置余额的区别是难以捉摸的。
🌱 联想助记
来自 elude
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-lic-表示“诱惑”
常见的变体有-lus-、-lud-
📖 牛津释义
elusive
adj
(a) tending to escape or disappear; difficult to capture 逃避的; 躲避的; 难以捕捉的
a most elusive criminal 极难逮捕的罪犯.
(b) difficult to remember or understand 难以记忆的; 难以理解的; 难以捉摸的
an elusive perfume 难以捉摸的香味
an elusive word 难记的词.
🔁 扩展释义
*[i'lu:siv]a. 难懂的, 易忘的, 难以捉摸的
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I suggest you take a tent.
我建议你带上一个帐篷。
What was to become of them all, he wondered.
他们这些人会怎么样呢？他感到很纳闷。
If an unfair law existed, - and there were many that had been passed by the British rulers in India and South Africa - it was the duty of everyone to disobey this law, but without using violence.
如果存在一个不公平的法律--而且在印度与南非的英国统治者已经通过了许多这样的法律--那么不遵守这一法律是每个人的责任，但不要使用暴力。