来自elude, 逃避。

1. Happiness, which had been so elusive in Henry's life, still evaded him.

亨利生活中过去一直难以捕捉的幸福仍旧与他无缘。

2. Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found.

埃里克总是这样神出鬼没，哪儿也找不着。

3. 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.

4. Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers.

国际刑警组织已在世界各地搜查在逃的飞机劫持者.

5. I've been trying all day to reach him on the telephone, but he's very elusive.

我整天都在打电话找他, 但是找不着.