adj.難懂的；難捉摸的；難找的；逃避的

Number is a crucial but elusive concept in English teaching and learning. 數(shù)是英語(yǔ)教學(xué)中的一個(gè)關(guān)鍵而又難以捉摸的概念。

Men like to pursue an elusive woman, like a cake of wet soap in a bathtub- even men who hate bath. 男人們喜歡追逐那些象浴缸里的濕肥皂般難以捉摸的女人，即使是討厭洗澡的男人也無(wú)不如此。

He spent a year prospecting for the elusive metal. 他花了一年的功夫去勘探那種很難到手的金屬。

Interpol have searched all the corners of the earth for the elusive hijackers. 國(guó)際刑警組織已在世界各地搜查在逃的飛機(jī)劫持者。

adj.使迷惑的；欺瞞的；虛假的