動詞 elude:

1. escape, either physically or mentally
   同義詞：evade, bilk
2. be incomprehensible to; escape understanding by
   同義詞：escape
3. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
   同義詞：hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep

1. She tried to remember his face, but it elude her.
   她想記起他的臉，可怎么也想不起來。
2. The revolutionist eluded capture for weeks by hiding underground.
   那位革命者為避免被捕在地下躲藏了幾個星期。
3. The meaning eludes me.
   我摸不透這意思。

e.lude

v.tr.（及物動詞）
e.lud.ed,e.lud.ing,e.ludes
To evade or escape from, as by daring, cleverness, or skill:
躲避：如以膽量、機(jī)智或技巧而從…躲避或逃跑：
例句：
The suspect continues to elude the police.
嫌疑犯繼續(xù)躲避著警察

To escape the understanding or grasp of:
理解不了或抓不到：
例句：
a name that has always eluded me; a metaphor that eluded them.See Synonyms at escape
我一直想不起來的名字；他們理解不了的隱喻參見 escape

來源：
Latin ôlôdere
拉丁語 ôlôdere
ô-, ex- [ex-]
ô-, ex- [前綴，表示.從前的，前任的.]
lôdere [to play] from lôdus [play] * see leid-
lôdere [玩] 源自 lôdus [玩] *參見 leid-