elusive
US
UK elusive adj: (avoiding capture)
SC 躲避的 duǒ bì de
SC 逃避的 duǒ bì de ，táo bì de
Police are trying to track down the elusive criminal, who has so far avoided all their attempts to capture him.
警察正想办法追捕那个四处躲避的罪犯，他迄今避开了警察所有的抓捕。
elusive adj: (thing, idea: hard to grasp)
SC 难懂的 nán dǒng de
TC 難懂的
TC 難懂的
SC 难捉摸的 nán dǒng de ，nán zhuō mō de
The student struggled to understand the elusive concepts in the poetry.
对于诗歌中难以捉摸的概念，学生理解起来十分费力。
elusive adj: (avoids answering)
SC 遁辞的 dùn cí de
TC 遁辭的
TC 遁辭的
SC 不正面回答的 dùn cí de ，bú zhèng miàn huí dá de
The elusive politician didn't give the interviewer any straight answers.
那位遁辞的政客并未对采访者的提问做直接回答。