elusive
adj. 难以捉摸的; 不易记住的; 逃避的; 难以找到的
Something or someone that is elusive is difficult to find, describe, remember, or achieve.
In London late-night taxis are elusive and far from cheap.
在伦敦,深夜时难以打到出租车,而且车费非常贵。
1. difficult to describe;
2. skillful at eluding capture;
3. be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind;
Despite all their efforts, success remained elusive.
尽管他们做了种种努力, 成功的把握还是不大.
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.
Russia's future is less predictable and modernisation more elusive than either was a decade ago.
俄罗斯的未来越发不可预测,而十年前,现代化更是让人难以琢磨.
Unfortunately, this aspect of style is more elusive.
不幸地是在这个方面是相当难以琢磨的.
And that bottleneck will make type growth rates elusive.
而这种瓶颈将让中国式的增长速度显得不可思议.
adj. 无从捉摸的
intangibleimpalpableimponderablebafflingpuzzlingundefinable
adj. 闪避的,逃避的
toeelyevasiveslipperyelusoryfleetingcatchhard
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