elusive

US [ɪˈlusɪv]
UK [ɪˈluːsɪv]
  • adj.难找的；难以解释的；难以达到的
  • Web难懂的；难捉摸的；难以捉摸的

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elusive
adj.
1.
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。

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AllAll,难找的难找的,难以解释的难以解释的,难以达到的难以达到的,难懂的难懂的,难捉摸的难捉摸的,难以捉摸的难以捉摸的
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1.
Now, astronomers say they have found the first conclusive evidence for one of these elusive objects at the fringe of a distant galaxy.
现在天文学家们称，他们发现的第一个确凿的证据表明，有一个难以发现的中等质量黑洞位于遥远星系的边缘上。
xiàn zài tiān wén xué jiā men chēng , tā men fā xiàn de dì yī gè què záo de zhèng jù biǎo míng , yǒu yī gè nán yǐ fā xiàn de zhōng děng zhì liàng hēi dòng wèi yú yáo yuǎn xīng xì de biān yuán shàng 。
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2.
She did not know; it was too subtle and elusive to name.
她并不知道，这是个微妙到难以说清楚的问题。
tā bìng bù zhī dào , zhè shì gè wēi miào dào nán yǐ shuō qīng chǔ de wèn tí 。
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3.
This elusive, almost invisible quality was more than a mere habit. Self- effacement was the essence of his technique.
这个令人难以捉摸、无形的特点不仅仅是一个习惯，低调是其处事为人的根本。
zhè ge lìng rén nán yǐ zhuō mō 、 wú xíng de tè diǎn bù jǐn jǐn shì yī gè xí guàn , dī diào shì qí chǔ shì wéi rén de gēn běn 。
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4.
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？
rú guǒ wǒ shuō wǒ néng zhuā zhù nán yǐ zhuō dào de kǒng bù fèn zǐ běn lā dēng , yòu huì zěn me yàng ?
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5.
After a time the enemy was baying across all south Kiangsi, hunting for the elusive Reds.
不久以后，敌人就在赣南到处追逐行踪不定的红军。
bù jiǔ yǐ hòu , dí rén jiù zài gàn nán dào chù zhuī zhú xíng zōng bú dìng de hóng jūn 。
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6.
You're flying solo in a hostile environment, trying to take out one of the world's most elusive terrorists.
你单枪匹马杀入敌营，企图干掉世界上最行踪诡异的恐怖分子。
nǐ dān qiāng pǐ mǎ shā rù dí yíng , qǐ tú gàn diào shì jiè shàng zuì xíng zōng guǐ yì de kǒng bù fèn zǐ 。
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7.
Accountability is something that every manager wants and expects from his or her employees but is often elusive to obtain.
有时候，每个管理者都希望员工能够负起责任来，但是这又很难实现。
yǒu shí hou , měi gè guǎn lǐ zhě dōu xī wàng yuán gōng néng gòu fù qǐ zé rèn lái , dàn shì zhè yòu hěn nán shí xiàn 。
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8.
The elusive Irhabi007 turned out to be the 22-year-old son of a Moroccan tourism board official and a student of information technology.
神秘莫测的irhabi007原来是一个摩洛哥旅游局官员的22岁的儿子，同时还是一学习it的学生。
shén mì mò cè de irhabi líng líng qī yuán lái shì yī gè mó luò gē lǚ yóu jú guān yuán de èr shí èr suì de ér zǐ , tóng shí hái shì yī xué xí it de xué shēng 。
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9.
If mumblingly mentioning is elusive, the bamboo gentleman explores to go into a bosom and touches a fine jade decanter.
喃喃地说着莫名其妙的话，竹君探手入怀，摸出了一个精致的玉瓶。
nán nán de shuō zhe mò míng qí miào de huà , zhú jūn tàn shǒu rù huái , mō chū le yī gè jīng zhì de yù píng 。
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10.
The elusive word is on the tip of my tongue, let me look it up in the dictionary.
那个难以记住的词就在我嘴边，可就是说不出。让我找找词典吧。
nà ge nán yǐ jì zhù de cí jiù zài wǒ zuǐ biān , kě jiù shì shuō bù chū 。 ràng wǒ zhǎo zhǎo cí diǎn ba 。
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