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elude

🇬🇧 UK/i'lu:d/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

v.

To escape or avoid someone or something by skill or cunning; to be impossible for someone to understand or remember.

逃避,躲避;使难以理解或记住

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
eout of, former
+
ludplay, game
+
esuffix
=elude

Common Collocations

  • 1.elude capture逃脱抓捕

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The criminal managed to elude the police for several weeks.

  • 2.

    The solution to the puzzle continued to elude her despite hours of thinking.

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