difficult to find, define or achieve 难找的；难以解释的；难以达到的 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。
Extra ExamplesTopics Difficulty and failurec1Further movie roles have proved somewhat elusive for the young actor. 对这个年轻演员来说，有深度的电影角色有些让他难以把握。 He was searching for the ever elusive ‘perfect job’. 他一直在寻找虚无缥缈的“完美工作”。 Sleep was strangely elusive. 睡眠是奇怪得难以定义的事情。 The murderer remained frustratingly elusive. 凶手仍然踪影难觅，让人沮丧。 Truth is a notoriously elusive quality. 真理是出了名地难以把握。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin elus- ‘eluded’ (from the verb eludere) + -ive.
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adjective
elusive
Difficult or impossible to deal with: difficult, impossible, trying...
Difficult to do and involving a lot of effort: difficult, hard, tough...
Words used to describe memory and memories: a memory like a sieve, a trip/walk down memory lane, blurred...
Complicated and difficult to understand: complicated, difficult, complex...
The quality of being complicated or difficult to understand: complexity, sophistication, opacity...
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