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elude sb/sth
表示“逃避、躲避”时，常指用技巧或运气避开追捕者，比 escape 更正式。
The escaped prisoner eluded the police for two weeks.
那名逃犯躲避警方两个星期。
逃避；躲避；使记不起
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
逃避；躲避；使记不起
to avoid being caught, found, or remembered
The escaped prisoner eluded the police for two weeks.
那名逃犯躲避警方两个星期。
(尤指用计谋或技巧)躲避或逃脱(某人或某物)。
To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
甩掉(追赶者)；摆脱某人。
To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.
使难以理解；使无法理解。
To escape being understandable to; to be incomprehensible to.
使某人记不起；被某人遗忘。
To escape someone's memory, to slip someone's mind.
elude
Base
原形
eludes
3rd person
第三人称单数
eluding
-ing
现在分词
eluded
Past
过去式
eluded
Past participle
过去分词
Criminals often elude the police for years.
罪犯常常多年逃避警方的追捕。
The answer eluded me during the test.
考试时那个答案难住了我。
The thief has eluded capture so far.
那个小偷至今一直逃避抓捕。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 eluded。
The rabbit eluded the fox by darting into a narrow hole.
兔子钻进一个窄洞，躲开了狐狸。
The suspect has eluded the police for three weeks.
那名嫌疑人已躲过警方追捕三个星期了。
Despite the tight security, the spy managed to elude the guards and escape.
尽管戒备森严，那名间谍还是设法避开了守卫逃走了。
表示“逃避、躲避”时，常指用技巧或运气避开追捕者，比 escape 更正式。
The escaped prisoner eluded the police for two weeks.
那名逃犯躲避警方两个星期。
这种用法中主语是使人困惑或记不起来的事物，常译作“难倒、使无法理解”。
The meaning of the poem eludes me.
这首诗的意思难倒了我。
Not this
The thief eluded from the police.
Use this
The thief eluded the police.
elude 是及物动词，后面直接接宾语，表示“躲避（某人/某物）”，不像 escape 那样需要加 from；所以应去掉 from，直接用 elude the police。
Not this
He eluded to the meeting in his email.
Use this
He alluded to the meeting in his email.
elude 意为“逃避/难倒”，而 allude 意为“间接提及”，且 allude to 是固定搭配；要表达“在邮件中提到会议”应用 allude to，不能用 elude to。
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逃避抓捕
The fugitive managed to elude capture for weeks.
这名逃犯设法逃避抓捕数周。
躲避侦查
The submarine was designed to elude detection.
这艘潜艇的设计目的是躲避侦查。
躲避警察
The suspect eluded police for several hours.
嫌疑人躲避警察数小时。
甩掉追捕者
She changed direction to elude her pursuers.
她改变方向以甩掉追捕者。
记不起来；想不起
His name eludes my memory right now.
他的名字我一时想不起来。
难以理解
The idea still eludes my understanding.
这个想法我仍然无法理解。
回避问题
She cleverly eluded the reporter's question about her marriage.
她巧妙地回避了记者关于她婚姻的问题。
逃脱追捕
The fugitive eluded capture for three years.
这名逃犯逃脱追捕长达三年。
让某人难以企及；使某人无法做到或理解
The world record has eluded her grasp for years.
多年来，这项世界纪录始终与她无缘。
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联想allude（提及）：a像箭头指向目标；elude的e像escape的e，想象目标逃开箭头，难题也从脑中溜走。
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary narrative、formal discussion elude 通常用于正式或书面语，比 escape 或 avoid 更文雅。指人或物时表示“躲避、逃离”；指记忆或理解时表示“使想不起、使无法理解”，比较常见于 It eludes me 这类说法。日常口语中较少用，更常说 can't remember 或 get away from。
真正的押韵词（以/uːd/结尾）：allude, delude, conclude, include, exclude。注意拼写相似的prelude发音不同：重音在第一个音节，读/ˈpreljuːd/，不要和elude混淆。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.