Elusive
[ ɪ'lusɪv ]
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adj. 难以捉摸的;不易记住的;逃避的;难以找到的;
💡 词根助记
e出+lus玩，戏剧+ive形容词后缀→把人玩出去→让人难懂的
📝 例句
Excessive worrying about an elusive public image was the order of the day.
过分为一个朝生暮死的公众形象担心就是今天的风尚。
Finding a vaccine for Plasmodium has been an elusive goal.
寻找防治疟原虫的疫苗，一直是个难于达到的目标。
Try to catch the elusive charm of the original in translation.
翻译时设法把握住原文中难以捉摸的风韵。
Direct proof of the mechanism of adhesion is quite elusive.
直接证明粘结的机理是十分困难的。
Empiri-cally, the distinction between active and idle balances is elusive.
在实际生活中，活动余额和闲置余额的区别是难以捉摸的。
🌱 联想助记
来自 elude
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-lic-表示“诱惑”
常见的变体有-lus-、-lud-
📖 牛津释义
elusive
adj
(a) tending to escape or disappear; difficult to capture 逃避的; 躲避的; 难以捕捉的
a most elusive criminal 极难逮捕的罪犯.
(b) difficult to remember or understand 难以记忆的; 难以理解的; 难以捉摸的
an elusive perfume 难以捉摸的香味
an elusive word 难记的词.
🔁 扩展释义
*[i'lu:siv]a. 难懂的, 易忘的, 难以捉摸的
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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In 1626 the island of Manhattan was bought from local Indians, Native Americans, for a handful of goods worth about $24.
曼哈顿岛是于1626年从当地的印第安人（即美洲土著人）手中买来的，只花了价值约为24美元的为数不多的货物
You have to be able to plan your work so that all your jobs will be finished in time.
以便你的工作能及时完成。
First, it is important to recognize what kind of person you are and which special qualities make you different from everyone else. To help you do this, read the following questions and write down the answers:
首先，重要的一点是要了解你自己是个什么样的人，有哪些特殊的品质使你与众不同。为了帮助你做到这一点，阅读下面的问题并写下答案。