elude

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

elude [elude eludes eluded eluding] BrE [iˈluːd] NAmE [iˈluːd] verb
1. ~ sb/sth to manage to avoid or escape from sb/sth, especially in a clever way
•The two men managed to elude the police for six weeks.
2. ~ sb if sth eludes you, you are not able to achieve it, or not able to remember or understand it
•He was extremely tired but sleep eluded him.
•They're a popular band but chart success has eluded them so far.
•Finally he remembered the tiny detail that had eluded him the night before.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘delude, baffle’): from Latin eludere, from e- (variant of ex-) ‘out, away from’ + ludere ‘to play’.

Example Bank:
•The point of the exercise seemed to elude the class.
•Winning this championship was a prize that had always eluded him.
•the higher levels of responsibility that have continued to elude women
•the success that has so far eluded her
•How did the killer elude detection for so long?

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  escape, evade, bilk