英语词汇“sleuth”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	sleuth
释义	Trends of sleuth View usage for: sleuth (sluːθ) Word forms: plural sleuths countable noun A sleuth is a detective. [old-fashioned] Synonyms: detective, private eye [informal], (private) investigator, tail [informal] More Synonyms of sleuth sleuth in British English (sluːθ) noun 1. an informal word for detective 2. short for sleuthhound (sense 1) verb 3. (transitive) to track or follow Word origin C19: short for sleuthhound, from C12 sleuth trail, from Old Norse sloth; see slot2 sleuth in American English (sluθ) noun 1. Rare a dog, as a bloodhound, that can follow a trail by scent : also ˈsleuthˌhound (ˈsluθˌhaʊnd) 2. US detective (sense 4) verb intransitive US 3. to act as a detective Word origin ME, a trail, spoor < ON slóth, akin to slothra, to drag (oneself) ahead: for IE base see slug1 Examples of 'sleuth' in a sentence sleuth So he turns sleuth to save his friend and himself. Times, Sunday Times (2007) (noun) in the sense of detective Definition a detective (informal) a tenacious sleuth Synonyms detective Detectives are appealing for witnesses. private eye (informal) (private) investigator tail (informal) The police had already put a tail on a couple of suspects. dick (slang, mainly US) gumshoe (US, slang) sleuthhound (informal) Additional synonyms in the sense of tail Definition a person employed to follow and spy upon another The police had already put a tail on a couple of suspects. Synonyms shadow, detective, private eye (informal), sleuth (informal), private investigator Nearby words of sleuth sleepy sleight of hand slender sleuth slice slice something off slick Synonyms of 'sleuth' sleuth Explore 'sleuth' in the dictionary
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