elude

verb

1. （尤指机敏地）避开，逃避，躲避
   to manage to avoid or escape from sb/sth, especially in a clever way
   1. 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. 使达不到；使不记得；使不理解
   if sth eludes you, you are not able to achieve it, or not able to remember or understand it
   1. He was extremely tired but sleep eluded him.
      他累极了，却睡不着。
   2. 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在每周流行唱片榜上取得佳绩。
   3. 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。

1. VERB 错过;未获得
   If something that you want eludes you, you fail to obtain it.
   1. Sleep eluded her...
      她失眠了。
   2. At 62, Brian found the celebrity and status that had eluded him for so long.
      布赖恩在62岁时获得了多年来未能得到的名望和地位。
2. VERB 躲避;避开;逃避
   If you elude someone or something, you avoid them or escape from them.
   1. He eluded the police for 13 years.
      他躲过了警方抓捕达13年。
3. VERB 不为…所明白;不为…所记得
   If a fact or idea eludes you, you do not succeed in understanding it, realizing it, or remembering it.
   1. The appropriate word eluded him.
      他找不到合适的字眼。

1. Sleep eluded her
   她失眠了。
2. At 62, Brian found the celebrity and status that had eluded him for so long.
   布赖恩在62岁时获得了多年来未能得到的名望和地位。
3. He eluded the police for 13 years.
   他躲过了警方抓捕达13年。
4. The appropriate word eluded him.
   他找不到合适的字眼。
5. The difference between job descriptions and accomplishments seems to elude most people.
   职位描述与个人成就的区别似乎让大多数人为之头痛。
6. Sometimes, we have no choice but to buy gratifications for the soul at some cost to the body, and it hurts all the more when those gratifications subsequently elude us.
   有时候我们被迫牺牲肉体以换得精神上的满足，但当精神上的满足也失去了以后，我们就更加觉得痛苦不堪了。
7. However, the complete solution continues to elude us.
   然而，我们还是没有找到完全的解决方案。
8. The German chased the agent, but Burke managed to elude him by hopping onto a trolley.
   他追赶特工，但是伯克跳上了一辆电车成功避开了他。
9. But for a while it seemed independence would elude her.
   但有段时间她似乎难以获得独立性。
10. He tried his best to conceal traces so as to elude pursuers.
    他尝试灭迹掩盖痕迹以甩掉追踪者。
11. The suspect continues to elude the police.
    嫌疑犯继续躲避着警察。
12. Did you alluade or elude?
    你提到了还是没提到？
13. How has he managed to elude capture for so long?
    他怎么能这么长时间躲过追捕呢？
14. He went over the facts in his mind again and again lest the vital clues should elude him.
    他反复思考那些事实，惟恐漏掉了主要的线索。
15. We were able to fly into some clouds and elude the enemy planes, but I have never forgotten that.
    说完，我们的飞机就钻入云层，摆脱了敌机，可是我一直都不能忘却这件事。
16. By contrast, the Federal Reserve offers a measure of certainty that continues to elude the politicians.
    与此相反的是，美联储（fed）提供的稳定措施依然是政治领导们给不了的。
17. Wealth will elude you, and you will be left.
    财富会逃避你，你会呆在自己的烂摊子里。
18. 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。
19. However much you may acquire you will always wish to acquire more; satiety is a dream which will always elude you.
    无论你获得的有多么多，你永远还希望得到更多，完全满足是一个你永远实现不了的梦。
20. They have managed to elude a change in tax treatment for years, but the ascendancy of one of their own may be what finally reverses their fortune.
    他们多年来想方设法逃避在税款处理上的变革，但是他们之中的一个所拥有的支配权可能最终会让他们的财富化为乌有。
21. Should I elude the lesson of the foreign secretary or postpone Korean classes?
    是不是该把涉外秘书的课翘掉呢，还是推迟韩语班。
22. He bets he can stay alive for24 hours, then comes to Cleveland to elude them.
    他打赌说自己能活过24小时，超级男女视频就来到克利夫兰躲开他们。
23. The details of the case elude me.
    这一事情的详细情况我记下起来。
24. I had dared and baffled his fury; I must elude his sorrow.
    我曾经面对过他的愤怒，并且把它挫败了；现在我必须躲避他的悲哀。
25. The thief eluded the police; This difficult idea seems to elude me.
    小偷躲避了警察；这个难题看起来躲避了我。
26. Lest I should not prize you, you elude me in a thousand ways.
    只恐我不珍爱你，你千方百计地闪避我。
27. Grasp for happiness and it will elude you.
    快乐，若是强求，将适得其反。
28. We must elude them through the forest.
    我们必须到森林里躲避他们。
29. I had to learn how to elude him, outsmart him.
    我得学会如何躲避他，智胜他。

  avoid elude evade【导航词义：躲避，逃避】

  avoid v. 避开，躲避

〔辨析〕指回避某人、某物或不使用某物，也指有意避开不好的、危险的事物，不能接动词不定式。

  elude v. 逃避，躲避

〔辨析〕尤指用计谋机敏地避开某人或某事物。

  evade v. 逃避，躲避

〔辨析〕指回避谈论某事物，尤指试图隐瞒，也指不做该做的事，不能后接动词不定式。

verb

1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
   1. He dodged the issue
   2. she skirted the problem
   3. They tend to evade their responsibilities
   4. he evaded the questions skillfully

   Synonym:    hedgefudgeevadeput offcircumventparryskirtdodgeducksidestep

2. escape, either physically or mentally
   1. The thief eluded the police
   2. This difficult idea seems to evade her
   3. The event evades explanation

   Synonym:    evadebilk

3. be incomprehensible to
   1. What you are seeing in him eludes me

   Synonym:    escape