elude
UK/i'lu:d/US
TOEFLGREC2
释义
v.
To cleverly escape or avoid being caught.
(机敏地)逃避,躲避,使抓不到。
v.
To fail to be remembered, achieved, or understood by someone.
(名字、答案、成功等)使想不起、得不到或弄不懂。
词根拆分
词根派生e-/ex-(出)+ lude(玩)=「玩着溜出去、脱身」。拉丁 eludere 指用机巧躲开对手,仿佛赢了一场游戏。逃犯靠够不着来 elude 警方;引申到抽象事物的溜走——答案 elude 我,合适的词 elude 我。
词根 lud 还连着 22 个词常用搭配
- 1.elude capture逃脱抓捕
- 2.elude the police躲过警方
- 3.continue to elude始终无缘,一直得不到
- 4.elude detection躲过侦测
例句
- 1.
The suspect managed to elude the police for three weeks.
嫌疑人设法躲过警方追捕长达三周。
- 2.
Victory continued to elude the team all season.
整个赛季胜利始终与这支球队无缘。
- 3.
Her name eludes me, though I know her face well.
她的名字我一时想不起来,可她的脸我很熟。
易混词辨析
elude / allude / evade:elude(e- + lud)是逃脱、溜走(elude capture);allude(ad- + lud)是暗示(allude to a scandal)——注意它从不带直接宾语,总是 allude to。evade 是 elude 更近的近义词,但强调有意躲避,常指躲避责任或问题(evade taxes 逃税,evade the question 回避问题)。