[i'lu:siv]
elusive
a. 难懂的,易忘的,难捉摸的

词形变化:

副词:elusively 名词:elu-siveness

例句与用法:

  1. The Abominable Snowman who haunts the imagination of climbers in the Himalayas is hardly more elusive.
    常使喜马拉雅山的攀登者浮想联翩的雪人也不比此更难以捉摸。
  2. Men like to pursue an elusive woman, like a cake of wet soap in a bathtub- even men who hate bath.
    男人们喜欢追逐那些象浴缸里的湿肥皂般难以捉摸的女人,即使是讨厌洗澡的男人也无不如此。
  3. 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。

英英解释:

形容词 elusive:

  1. difficult to describe
  2. skillful at eluding capture- David Kline
  3. 同义词:evasive
  4. be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
  5. 同义词:subtle