e·lude /ɪˈljuːd/ vt. 1. (机敏地)逃避，躲避，避开(危险、查问、责任等) elude law 逃避法网 elude observation 避人耳目 He made a grab, but she eluded him. 他扑上去抓，但她闪开了。 2. 不为…所记得(或理解、注意等)；把…难倒 His name eludes me. 他的名字我记不起来了。 The answer eludes me. 我答不上来。 The cause of that disease has yet eluded all research. 那种疾病的病因还没有研究出来。 [< L ēlūdere to deceive < lūdere to play]