汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 神出鬼沒
神出鬼沒 (神出鬼没)
lit. Gods appear and devils vanish (idiom); to appear and disappear unpredictably / to change rapidly
出 appear / 没 disappear / Haunt like gods and ghosts / Describe the haunting and unpredictable / Later refers to the rapid changes in actions
比喻用兵的变化,或隐或现,迅速巧妙而难以捉摸。语出《淮南子.兵略训》"善者之动也,神出而鬼行。" 泛指变化神奇,难以捉摸。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

她被疾病吓地神出鬼没的。

She is haunted by her fear of illness.

埃里克总是这样神出鬼没,哪儿也找不着。

Eric, as elusive as ever, was nowhere to be found.

大家都知道真相,可以神出鬼没,在这个世界上。

We all know that truth can be illusive in this world.

神出鬼没的偷吃蛋糕的人又来过这儿了!

The phantom cake eater has been here again!

这是第一次在野外拍摄到神出鬼没的婆罗州犀牛。

And caught on camera in the wild for the first time the elusive Borneo rhino.