| 单词 | clue |
| 释义 | clue (once / 549 pages) 1n 2v 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!” 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. WORD FAMILYclue: clued, clueless, clues, cluing+/clueless: cluelessly USAGE EXAMPLESPrevious searches aided by a bloodhound and a helicopter didn’t turn up any clues. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) That will be a clue to the agency’s direction for the next four years. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) But maybe the dish being prepared offers a clue? Salon(Jan 01, 2017) 1 1n evidence that helps to solve a problem Syn|Hypo|Hyper clew, cue mark, sign a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened) tokensomething serving as a sign of something else evidence an indication that makes something evident 2n a slight indication 2Syn|Hyper hint indicant, indication something that serves to indicate or suggest v roll into a ball Syn|Hyper clew roll, twine, wind, wrap arrange or or coil around |
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