clue是什么意思？

clue

英[klu:] 美[klu]

• n. 线索，提示，（帮助警方破案的）线索，（纵横填字谜、游戏或问题的）提示词语；
• vt. <非正>为…提供最新情况（消息等）；

复数：clues;

例句

• And this bottle of perfume is a clue to the shoplifter's identity. 这一瓶香水则是确定商店扒手身份的线索.
• Her loiters afford a clue to her intentions. 对于她的意图她的信件提供了一条线索.
• Did the Sphinx give Oedipus a clue? 斯芬尼克斯给俄狄浦斯线索了 吗 ?
• He speaks so indistinctly that many listeners haven't a clue what he is saying. 他说话含混不清，以至很多听众一点都不知道他在说什么。
• The was an intricate case without a clue . People just spoke indiscreetly and we were completely flummoxed. 那是一桩漫无头绪的案件. 人们只是乱说一气,我们给搞得稀里糊涂.
• Diet may hold the clue to the causes of migraine. 从饮食之中可能得知偏头疼的一些原因.
• I hadn't a clue to the meaning of "activism" 我根本不明白activism的意思。
• This gave me a clue as to the source of the problem. 这件事给我提供了找出问题根源的线索。
• I hadn't a clue to the meaning of 'activism'... 我根本不明白 activism 的意思。
• 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。

同义词

• n.
  clue的同义词之：线索,迹象,提示
  key, prompt, sign, evidence, proof, lead, hint,
• clue的同义词之：其他释义
  proof, sign, key, fact, hint, lead, evidence, cue, glimmer, inkling, token,

词组

• not have a clue
  (informal)know nothing about something or about how to do something (非正式)一无所知，一窍不通

英语四级真题

For clues to the book's future, let's look at some examples of technological change and see what happened to the old technology.
出自-2014年6月阅读原文
Herpin offered the only clue to his condition.
出自-2014年6月听力原文

英语六级真题

This experiment certainly does not definitely prove that girls start to reason before boys, but it provides a clue that scientists would like to study more carefully.
出自-2012年12月听力原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  线索;提示
  A clue to a problem or mystery is something that helps you to find the answer to it.
  例句
  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。
• N-COUNT
  (破案)线索
  A clue is an object or piece of information that helps someone solve a crime.
  例句
  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”。
• N-COUNT
  (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.
• PHRASE
  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.
  例句
  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。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. a slight indication
  2. evidence that helps to solve a problem
• Verb
  1. roll into a ball

行业词典

• 计算机： 线索；【WIN】草花;= Compiler Language Utility Extension,编译程序语言实用程序扩充；