elusive

英 [iˈluːsɪv]

美 [iˈluːsɪv]

adj.  难找的; 难以解释的; 难以达到的

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牛津词典

adj.

• 难找的；难以解释的；难以达到的
  difficult to find, define, or achieve
  1. 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。
  2. the elusive concept of ‘literature’
     “文学”这一难以解释的概念
  3. 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。

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.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• But why does creativity remain so elusive?
  不过，为什么创意还是这么可遇不可求？
• 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。
• Be an elusive target and an efficient hunter.
  要做狡猾的猎物和高效的猎人。
• 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。
• 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。
• It is not some elusive nirvana of perfection and romantic sunsets.
  它不是一些难以捉摸的完美涅磐和浪漫的夕阳。
• But nothing has proved more elusive in campania's protracted waste crisis than long-term solutions.
  但是在坎帕尼亚拖延未决的垃圾危机中，没有什么比长期解决办法更难找到的了。
• 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。
• The search for this elusive inner peace.
  对这种难以捉摸的内心平静的寻求。
• 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？