elusive

adjective

/ɪˈluːsɪv/

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单词	elusive
释义	elusive adjective /ɪˈluːsɪv/ /ɪˈluːsɪv/ jump to other results difficult to find, define or achieve Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found. the elusive concept of ‘literature’ A solution to the problem of toxic waste is proving elusive. Extra Examples Further movie roles have proved somewhat elusive for the young actor. He was searching for the ever elusive ‘perfect job’. Sleep was strangely elusive. The murderer remained frustratingly elusive. Truth is a notoriously elusive quality. Topics Difficulty and failurec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be prove become … adverb extremely fairly very … See full entry Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin elus- ‘eluded’ (from the verb eludere) + -ive.
随便看	beginner-s-luck beginner’s luck beginning beg off beg-off begone begonia begorra begot begotten begrudge begrudgingly beguile beguiling beguilingly beguine begum begun be gunning for be-gunning-for behalf behave behaviour behavioural behaviourally