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单词 elusive
释义

elusive

adjective

elu·​sive ē-ˈlü-siv How to pronounce elusive (audio)
-ˈlü-ziv
: tending to elude: such as
a
: tending to evade grasp or pursuit
elusive prey
b
: hard to comprehend or define
c
: hard to isolate or identify
elusively adverb
elusiveness noun

Synonyms

  • evasive
  • fugitive
  • slippery
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Example Sentences

But for all their influence, D.C. lobbyists have failed to attain one elusive goal: public respect. Franklin Foer, New Republic, 25 Mar. 2002 In truth, the ideal of wholly disinterested scholarship—in any field of research—will probably remain an elusive one. Henry Louis Gates, Jr., New York Times, 4 Apr. 1998 His meanings have been known to be elusive, which is why he appeals to pop cryptographers. Sarah Vowell, GQ, November 1998 This boson is so central to the state of physics today, so crucial to our final understanding of the structure of matter, yet so elusive, that I have given it a nickname: the God Particle. Leon Lederman et al., The God Particle, 1993 The truth may prove elusive. the giant squid is one of the ocean's most elusive inhabitants See More
Recent Examples on the Web The truth is that stability has been elusive on the meager wages of a single mom with a GED. Jose A. Del Real, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 Quarterback Jaren Hall is elusive and will test the Ducks defense. oregonlive, 11 Sep. 2022 In the dead of winter, when warmth is elusive and colds seem to be overtaking everyone, there’s nothing better. Samin Nosrat, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 But for too many of these victims, justice is elusive. Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 3 Aug. 2022 The shambles has also made justice elusive in Tarhuna, where leaders on both sides of Libya’s divide are implicated in the Kanis’ rise. New York Times, 31 July 2022 Webb will surely identify lots of new ones, including small Earthlike planets that so far have been elusive. Frank Wilczek, WSJ, 30 July 2022 Direct physical evidence of this technique has been elusive, but now a small pterosaur from the Jurassic rocks of Germany is helping solve the mystery. Riley Black, Scientific American, 20 July 2022 In recent years, gun control activism has led to some changes to gun laws at the state level, but federal legislation has long been elusive. CBS News, 11 June 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see elusion

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

elusive

adjective

elu·​sive i-ˈlü-siv How to pronounce elusive (audio)
1
: hard to find or capture
elusive treasure
an elusive thief
2
: hard to understand or define
an elusive idea

elusive

adjective

as in slippery
hard to find, capture, or isolate the giant squid is one of the ocean's most elusive inhabitants

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • slippery
  • evasive
  • transient
  • fleeting
  • inaccessible
  • passing
  • fugitive
  • temporary
  • ephemeral
  • unobtainable
  • evanescent
  • unattainable
  • unavailable
  • shifty
  • cagey
  • unreachable
  • transitory
  • unapproachable
  • untouchable
  • cagy
  • momentary
  • short-lived
  • inconvenient
  • impermanent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • attainable
  • available
  • convenient
  • obtainable
  • accessible
  • reachable
  • approachable
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