| 单词 | clew |
| 释义 | clew /klooh/, n. 1. clue (def. 1). 2. Naut. either lower corner of a square sail or the after lower corner of a fore-and-aft sail. See diag. under sail. 3. a ball or skein of thread, yarn, etc. 4. Usually, clews. the rigging for a hammock. 5. Theat. a metal device holding scenery lines controlled by one weighted line. 6. Class. Myth. the thread by which Theseus found his way out of the labyrinth. 7. spread a large clew, Naut. a. to carry a large amount of sail. b. to present an impressive appearance. v.t. 8. to coil into a ball. 9. clue (def. 3). 10. Theat. a. to draw up the bottom edge of (a curtain, drop, etc.) and fold out of view; bag. b. to secure (lines) with a clew. 11. clew down, Naut. to secure (a sail) in an unfurled position. 12. clew up, Naut. to haul (the lower corners of a square-rig sail) up to the yard by means of the clew lines. [bef. 900; ME clewe, OE cleowen, cliewen, equiv. to cliew- (c. OHG kliu ball) + -en -EN5; akin to D kluwen] |
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