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eluded

UK //ɪˈluːdɪd//US //ɪˈluːdɪd//

词源

源自拉丁语 'eludere',由 'e-'(出)和 'ludere'(玩)组成,原意为'通过玩耍逃脱'。

verb

❶ 指巧妙地避开或逃脱某事物,常用于描述躲避危险、追捕或难以理解的情况。

“The suspect eluded the police by hiding in an abandoned building.”

(嫌疑人躲在一栋废弃建筑里,避开了警察的追捕。)

“The meaning of the poem eluded me, no matter how many times I read it.”

(无论读了多少遍,这首诗的含义我还是无法理解。)

同义词:evaded, escaped, avoided, dodged, shunned

常见短语

elude capture — 指成功躲避被抓住的情况,常用于描述罪犯或动物逃脱追捕。

“The fugitive eluded capture for three months before being caught.”

(这名逃犯在落网前成功躲避追捕长达三个月。)