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elusive

英 [ɪ'l(j)uːsɪv] 美[ɪ'lusɪv]
  • adj. 难懂的;易忘的;逃避的;难捉摸的

英英释意


1. difficult to describe;
"a haunting elusive odor"
2. skillful at eluding capture;
"a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline
3. be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind;
"his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"
"a subtle difference"
"that elusive thing the soul"