elude

[ i' lju:d ]  &   [ i 'lu:d ]

vt.

躲避(危险等); 逃避(追捕等); 逃脱

=evade or escape from

The fox elude the dog.

那只狐狸躲避那一群狗。

The suspect continues to elude the police. 

嫌疑犯继续躲避着警察。

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。

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。

The revolutionist eluded capture for weeks by hiding underground.

那位革命者为避免被捕在地下躲藏了几个星期。

困惑, 使迷离

=escape the understanding or grasp of

=be incomprehensible to

She tried to remember his face, but it eluded her.

她想记起他的脸，可怎么也想不起来。

This difficult idea seems to elude me.

这个难题看起来难住我。

The meaning eludes me.

我摸不透这意思。

【词形变化】

动词过去式:eluded

过去分词:eluded

现在分词:eluding

第三人称单数:eludes

【名言名句】

It is those we live with and love and should know who elude us（but we can still love them）.

——Norman Maclean

总是那些我们相处、相爱、本该相知的人在蒙蔽我们。（即便这样，我们仍然爱着他们。）

——诺曼· 麦考连【（芝加哥大学英国文学教授】

please make sentences with "elude"