elusive

• Описывает то, что трудно найти, поймать или достичь.

Describes something that is difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

1. Difficult to find or catchB2formal

   Tending to avoid capture or detection; hard to locate or obtain.

   Неуловимый

   • The elusive butterfly fluttered just out of reach.
   • Police are searching for the elusive criminal who has evaded capture for years.
   • The answer to the puzzle remained elusive despite hours of effort.

   Synonymsevasivefugitiveshiftyslipperytransienttrickyunobtainable

   Antonymsaccessible

2. Difficult to understand or defineB2formal

   Hard to grasp mentally; not easily remembered or described.

   Неуловимый

   • The concept of time is often elusive to young children.
   • She struggled to capture the elusive meaning of the poem.
   • Happiness can be an elusive feeling for some people.

   Synonymsambiguousbafflingindefinableintangiblenebulousobscureperplexingslipperysubtlevague

   Antonymsapparentcleardistinctevidentexplicitobvious