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allude 【allude】v.暗指；提及In his letter he alluded me to a matter which I had completely forgotten.他在信中向我提及一件我已经完全忘了的事。

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[ə'luːd] 
alludemake a more or less disguised reference to
When you allude to something, you don't identify it or mention it specifically. If you allude to the fact that a cop is sitting right behind you, your friends might stop talking about their plans to rob a bank.
Allude is from Latin allūdere "to play with, joke" from the prefix ad- "toward" plus lūdere "to play." The corresponding noun is allusion, which is often used of an indirect reference in literature: Helen, a fitting name for a woman of great beauty, is an allusion to Helen of Troy.
All forms of 'allude' will appear on average once every 181 pages.alludeallusionallusiveallusiveness
CHOOSE RIGHT WORDS: ALLUDE-ELUDE
			
    Allude is coy, to allude is to refer to something in an indirect manner. But elude's favorite thing to do is hide from the cops; it means to  evade. Because the accent is on the second syllable in both words, it's easy to  get them mixed up. 
  To allude is to talk  around something, give hints, and generally not say what you really want to  say. You allude to something when you  don't want to say it outright:

In fact, McCarthy alluded to Williams  as being an afterthought in Green Bay's game plan. (Washington Post)
      
        Your film alludes to various versions of the  "sleeping beauty" myth — was there a single starting point? (New York Times)

To elude, on the other  hand, is to get away. Elude does love  hiding from the law, but it can also refer to an idea you can't grasp or cheap  health care:

It  was a secluded zone with no mobile telephone reception — perfect for eluding law enforcement snooping. (New York  Times)
      
        Gregory Standifer was arrested at the scene after  allegedly attempting to elude police by jumping out of a  window, police said. (Chicago Tribune) 
      
        How the aspiring artist achieved his accomplished  technique eludes us. (New York  Times)
      
        Good,  cheap health care has long eluded America. (Economist)

Allude to something by  saying all but what you actually want  to say. Elude evades and gets away, like  a name that's on the tip of your tongue.

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Pron	[ə'luːd]
Back	【allude】 v.暗指；提及 In his letter he alluded me to a matter which I had completely forgotten. 他在信中向我提及一件我已经完全忘了的事。
Vocab	alludemake a more or less disguised reference to When you allude to something, you don't identify it or mention it specifically. If you allude to the fact that a cop is sitting right behind you, your friends might stop talking about their plans to rob a bank. Allude is from Latin allūdere "to play with, joke" from the prefix ad- "toward" plus lūdere "to play." The corresponding noun is allusion, which is often used of an indirect reference in literature: Helen, a fitting name for a woman of great beauty, is an allusion to Helen of Troy. All forms of 'allude' will appear on average once every 181 pages. allude allusion allusive allusiveness CHOOSE RIGHT WORDS: ALLUDE-ELUDE Allude is coy, to allude is to refer to something in an indirect manner. But elude's favorite thing to do is hide from the cops; it means to evade. Because the accent is on the second syllable in both words, it's easy to get them mixed up. To allude is to talk around something, give hints, and generally not say what you really want to say. You allude to something when you don't want to say it outright: In fact, McCarthy alluded to Williams as being an afterthought in Green Bay's game plan. (Washington Post) Your film alludes to various versions of the "sleeping beauty" myth — was there a single starting point? (New York Times) To elude, on the other hand, is to get away. Elude does love hiding from the law, but it can also refer to an idea you can't grasp or cheap health care: It was a secluded zone with no mobile telephone reception — perfect for eluding law enforcement snooping. (New York Times) Gregory Standifer was arrested at the scene after allegedly attempting to elude police by jumping out of a window, police said. (Chicago Tribune) How the aspiring artist achieved his accomplished technique eludes us. (New York Times) Good, cheap health care has long eluded America. (Economist) Allude to something by saying all but what you actually want to say. Elude evades and gets away, like a name that's on the tip of your tongue.

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