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e·lu·sive AHD[ĭ-lo͞o′sĭv, -zĭv] D.J.[ɪˈluːsɪv, -zɪv]K.K.[ɪˈlusɪv, -zɪv]adj.(形容词)- Tending to elude capture, perception, comprehension, or memory:逃避的:不易被抓获、觉察、理解或记忆的:"an invisible cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist[himself] ” (David Kline)“一个看不见的小阴谋集团,每一个都比恐怖主义集团[本身] 更难于被发现” (戴维·克兰)
- Difficult to define or describe:难于定义或描述的:"Failures are more finely etched in our minds than triumphs, and success is an elusive, if not mythic, goal in our demanding society"(Hugh Drummond)“失败比胜利更容易刻在我们脑中,成功在我们这个需求的社会是一个难于描述的,如果不是神秘的话,目的在我们的社会需求中”(休·德拉蒙德)
- From Latin ēlūsus [past participle of] ēlūdere [to elude] * see elude 源自 拉丁语 ēlūsus ēlūdere的过去分词 [逃避] * 参见 elude
eluʹsively adv.(副词)eluʹsiveness n.(名词) |