The verb "elude" has three main meanings: to fail to obtain something desired, to skillfully avoid or escape from someone or something, and to fail to be understood, remembered, or realized. Examples are provided for each sense, illustrating its use in contexts like sleep, police chases, and finding the right word.
elude
[VERB] 错过;未获得
If something that you want eludes you, you fail to obtain it.
她失眠了。
布赖恩在62岁时获得了多年来未能得到的名望和地位。
[VERB] 躲避;避开;逃避
If you elude someone or something, you avoid them or escape from them.
他躲过了警方抓捕达13年。
[VERB] 不为…所明白;不为…所记得
If a fact or idea eludes you, you do not succeed in understanding it, realizing it, or remembering it.
他找不到合适的字眼。
[VERB 动词]错过;未获得 If something that you want eludes you, you fail to obtain it.
[V n]
[no passive]
Sleep eluded her...
她失眠了。
At 62, Brian found the celebrity and status that had eluded him for so long.
布赖恩在62岁时获得了多年来未能得到的名望和地位。
2
[VERB 动词]躲避;避开;逃避 If you elude someone or something, you avoid them or escape from them.
[V n]
He eluded the police for 13 years.
他躲过了警方抓捕达13年。
3
[VERB 动词]不为…所明白;不为…所记得 If a fact or idea eludes you, you do not succeed in understanding it, realizing it, or remembering it.
[V n]
[no passive]
The appropriate word eluded him.
他找不到合适的字眼。
Oxford
elude/iˈluːd; NAmEiˈluːd/verb1eludesb/sth to manage to avoid or escape from sb/sth, especially in a clever way (尤指机敏地)避开,逃避,躲避◆The two men managed to elude the police for six weeks.这两个男人想方设法逃避警方追捕达六个星期。2eludesb if sth eludesyou, you are not able to achieve it, or not able to remember or understand it 使达不到;使不记得;使不理解◆He was extremely tired but sleep eluded him.他累极了,却睡不着。◆They're a popular band but chart success has eluded them so far.他们是一支很受欢迎的乐队,但到目前为止还未能在流行唱片榜上取得佳绩。◆Finally he remembered the tiny detail that had eluded him the night before.他终于想起了前一天晚上想不起来的细节。eludeeludeseludedeludingelude/iˈluːd; NAmEiˈluːd/
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eludee‧lude /ɪˈluːd/ verb [transitive]
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1to escape from someone or something, especially by tricking themSYN avoid: He eluded his pursuers by escaping into a river.2if something that you want eludes you, you fail to find or achieve it: She took the exam again, but again success eluded her.3if a fact or the answer to a problem eludes you, you cannot remember or solve itSYN escape: The exact terminology eludes me for the moment.
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elude
[iˈlu:d]eluded, eluding, eludes
TEM8GRE
v9465
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VERB15385
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Spoken:
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eluded[760] eludes[331]
躲避(51%),逃避(41%),记不起来(4%),理解不了(4%)
vt.逃避,躲避
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