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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary elude (elud·ed ; elud·ing) ETYMOLOGY Latin eludere, from e- + ludere to play — more at ludicrous DATE 1667 1. to avoid adroitly : evade the mice eluded the traps managed to elude capture 2. to escape the perception, understanding, or grasp of subtlety simply eludes them victory continued to elude us 3. defy 4 it eludes explanation Synonyms: see escape English Etymology elude 1530s, "delude, make a fool of," from L. eludere "escape from, make a fool of, win from at play," from ex- "out, away" + ludere "to play" (see ludicrous). Sense of "evade" is first recorded 1610s. Related: Eluded; eludes; eluding. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 elude elude / i5lu:d / verb[VN] 1. 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。 2. if sth eludes you, 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荣登每周流行唱片榜。 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。 Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition v. Function: verb Synonyms: ESCAPE 2, avoid, bilk, double, duck, eschew, evade, shun, shy Related Words: baffle, circumvent, foil, frustrate, outwit, thwart; flee, fly Idioms: give the slip Contrasted Words: accost, face; chase, follow, pursue, tag, tail, trail Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged elude \ēˈlüd, ə̇ˈ- also ēlˈyüd or ə̇lˈy-\ transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin eludere, from e- + ludere to play — more at ludicrous 1. obsolete : trick , delude ; also : baffle , frustrate 2. : to avoid slyly or adroitly (as by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity) : evade < elude a blow > < he eludes law by piteous looks aloft — Robert Browning > < eluding their responsibilities > 3. : to escape the notice or perception of < the reality of human nature is bound to elude us if we look only at a momentary cross section of it — Walter Lippmann > especially : to baffle or evade by reason of recondite or inconspicuous character < a sense that eludes definition > Synonyms: see escape |
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