elusive
英 [iˈluːsɪv]
美 [iˈluːsɪv]
adj. 难找的; 难以解释的; 难以达到的
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- 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。
- Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found.
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.- 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。
- In London late-night taxis are elusive and far from cheap.
双语例句
- 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。 - 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？ - The Secretary of State and his Russian counterpart met to try to nail down the elusive accord.
美国国务卿和俄罗斯外交部长进行了会晤，试图敲定这项难以达成的协议。 - 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。 - For many, the elusive work-life balance is paramount.
对于许多女性而言，令人困惑的工作和生活平衡具有至高无上的重要性。 - I am not an ambiguous or elusive type of person – I like to look people in the eye.
我并不是一个不明确或者很难捉摸的人-我喜欢看人的眼睛。 - Because of this technical limitation, tests of string theory have remained elusive until now.
由于技术上的限制，直到今日弦理论的测试仍难以进行。 - The answer remains elusive in part because love is not one thing.
某种程度上答案仍然是难以捉摸的因为爱不是一件事。 - For decades mathematicians have wrestled with this elusive problem.
数十年来，数学家们一直在努力解答这个难以捉摸的问题。 - 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。