elusive

[US]/iˈluːsɪv/
[UK]/iˈluːsɪv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 难以捉摸的;不易记住的

Example Sentences

elusive nature of reality

现实的难以捉摸本质

Real-world Examples

In 23 of those cases, justice remains elusive.

在其中的23起案件中,正义仍然难以伸张。

Source: This month VOA Daily Standard English

They're elusive, very difficult to catch up with.

“它们非常神秘,很难捉到。”

Source: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American February 2019 Collection

But major progress on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict proved much more elusive.

但在巴以冲突上取得重大进展的难度要大得多。

Source: CNN 10 Student English Compilation September 2020

Success always seems as inevitable in retrospect as it is elusive when sought.

人们回想过去的时候,总觉得成功本来是十拿九稳的,而在追求成功时,它却虚无缥缈。

Source: The Economist - Arts

That is, they're being created by the elusive WIMPs.

也就是说,它们是由神秘的大质量弱相互作用粒子产生的。

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Collection September 2014

Hence the plaintiffs' search for less elusive accomplices.

因此原告开始寻找神出鬼没的同谋者。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Pigeon cartel is one of the most elusive of criminal gangs.

鸽子黑帮是这些犯罪团伙里最难捉的一群。

Source: We Bare Bears

But a storybook ending for drive-ins might prove elusive.

然而,故事书似的结局对汽车影院而言或许有些遥不可及。

Source: Time

There is an elusive quality to them.

它们有一个难以捉摸的特点。

Source: Two-Minute Paper

Perhaps even more elusive than you, Harold.

也许比你还神出鬼没 哈罗德。

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

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