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Clue Helps Solve You’re Find N Count 可数名词 Identity

英语单词 clue
英美音标 英 [kluː] 美 [kluː]
中文释义 n.线索;提示
英语例句 (1) There is no clue to the identity of the thief.
(2) We have no clue as to where she went after she left home.
(3) They are now trying to chase down all possible clues.
中文例句 (1) 没有确定窃贼身分的线索。
(2) 我们对她离家後去往何处毫无线索。
(3) 他们现在正在设法寻找一切可能的线索。
vocabulary简明 A clue is a piece of evidence that helps solve a problem, or it's a slight hint. When you’re in the dark about the surprise party your friends are planning, they'll say, “She doesn’t have a clue!”
vocabulary扩展 When you first join the police force, you’re mostly just walking the beat. But when you’re promoted to detective, your job is to look for that big clue that will help you solve the case. The original Middle English word was clew, which meant “a ball of thread.” If you were trapped in a labyrinth, you could follow the clew to help find your way out.
柯林斯解释
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]线索;提示 A clue to a problem or mystery is something that helps you to find the answer to it.
  [oft N to n]
  • Geneticists in Canada have discovered a clue to the puzzle of why our cells get old and die...

    加拿大的遗传学家已经发现了解开细胞衰老、死亡之谜的线索。

  • How a man shaves may be a telling clue to his age.

    男人刮胡子的方式也许能泄露其年龄。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](破案)线索 A clue is an object or piece of information that helps someone solve a crime.
  [oft N to n]
  • The vital clue to the killer's identity was his nickname, Peanuts.

    查明杀手身份的重要线索是他的外号叫“花生”。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](纵横填字游戏的)提示语,解答提示 A clue in a crossword or game is information which is given to help you to find the answer to a question.
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    [PHRASE 短语]不知道;一无所知 If you haven't a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it.
      [usu PHR wh]
      [INFORMAL 非正式]
    • I haven't a clue what I'll give Carl for his birthday next year.

      我不知道明年卡尔过生日我该送什么。

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