English Dictionary

elude

IPA（発音記号）

/ɪˈluːd/

動詞

他動詞

(transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill. / (transitive) To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.

日本語の意味

（誰か・何かから）逃げ延びる、巧妙さや技術を駆使して逃れる / 尾行してくる者から振り切る、逃げ切る

The thief eluded the guards by blending into the crowd.

泥棒は群衆に紛れ込み、警備員の追跡を巧みに逃れた。

意味（1）

(transitive) To evade or escape from (someone or something), especially by using cunning or skill.

Thus the observation of human blindness and weakness is the result of all philosophy, and meets us at every turn, in spite of our endeavours to elude or avoid it.

意味（2）

(transitive) To shake off (a pursuer); to give someone the slip.

Podolski gave Walcott a chance to further embellish Arsenal's first-half performance when he eluded James Perch and slipped the ball through to the striker.

意味（3）

(transitive) To escape being understandable to; to be incomprehensible to.

I get algebra, but calculus eludes me.

意味（4）

(transitive) To escape someone's memory, to slip someone's mind.

The solution of that brainteaser eludes me and the name of the author eludes my memory too.

eludes （ present singular third-person ）

eluding （ participle present ）

eluded （ participle past ）

eluded （ past ）