Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #11123
elude
逃避；躲避；使记不起
to avoid being caught, found, or remembered
- 1.
To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.
(尤指用计谋或技巧)躲避或逃脱(某人或某物)。
- 2.
To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.
甩掉(追赶者)；摆脱某人。
- 3.
To escape being understandable to; to be incomprehensible to.
使难以理解；使无法理解。
- 4.
To escape someone's memory, to slip someone's mind.
使某人记不起；被某人遗忘。
使困惑；难倒；使无法理解；(尤指用计谋或技巧)躲避或逃脱(某人或某物)。；甩掉(追赶者)；摆脱某人。；使难以理解；使无法理解。；使某人记不起；被某人遗忘。
In use
The rabbit eluded the fox by darting into a narrow hole.
The suspect has eluded the police for three weeks.
Despite the tight security, the spy managed to elude the guards and escape.
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。
elude sb
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。
Verb forms
base elude · third person eludes · -ing eluding · past eluded · past participle eluded
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 eluded。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- elude capture
- 逃避抓捕
- The fugitive managed to elude capture for weeks.这名逃犯设法逃避抓捕数周。
- elude detection
- 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。
- elude police
- 躲避警察
- The suspect eluded police for several hours.嫌疑人躲避警察数小时。
- elude pursuers
- 甩掉追捕者
- She changed direction to elude her pursuers.她改变方向以甩掉追捕者。
- elude memory
- 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。
- elude understanding
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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