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单词 clue
释义
clue
noun[C]
uk
/kluː/us
/kluː/
B2
asignor someinformationthathelpsyou tofindtheanswerto aproblem,question, ormystery:
线索；迹象；提示
Policeare stilllookingforclues intheirsearchfor themissinggirl.警方仍在寻找失踪女孩的线索。
I'm never going toguesstheanswerif you don'tgiveme a clue.要是你不给我一点提示，我永远也猜不到答案。
More examples
  • Thepolicefoundavitalclue to the girl'sdisappearancein awoodedareanear herhome.
  • Forensicscientistsare going over the victim'sflatin asearchfor clues about themurderer.
  • Thepolicearecollectingclues inordertopiecetogether thedetailsof thedayshedied.
  • He pored over thelettersearchingfor clues about thewriter.
  • Thepolicetriedtoreconstructthecrimeusing thestatementsofwitnessesand clues that they hadfound.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Solving and solutions
  • band-aid solution
  • be at the bottom ofsomethingidiom
  • bottom
  • clear(something)up
  • conquer
  • conquerable
  • fall
  • figure
  • ironsomethingout
  • it will (all) come out in the washidiom
  • kill or cureidiom
  • lateral thinking
  • magic bullet
  • round
  • solution
  • untangle
  • way roundidiom
  • worksomethingout
  • work throughsomething
  • workaround
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Idiom

not have a clue/have no clue
clue
verb
uk
/kluː/us
/kluː/
present participleclueingorcluing|past tense and past participleclued
to write orcreatecluesfor something such as acrossword(= agamein which you have to write words in apatternofblackandwhitesquares)or othergame:
I've got acrosswordgridalmostreadytopostonline— I just have tofinishcluing it.
Thisgamedoesn't have a veryinterestingstory, it's notobviouswhat to do, and thepuzzlesin it are verybadlyclued.
USinformal
to give someoneinformationthathelpsthemunderstandsomething:
Thecharacterdisguisesheridentity, cluing us about the movie'sfascinationwithdeception.
There was nothing to clue thestaffthatthisguyshould not have been in thebuilding.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Miscellaneous games & activities
  • air hockey
  • beer pong
  • boomerang
  • bran tub
  • buildering
  • bungee
  • cage diving
  • Frisbee
  • horseshoe
  • jump rope
  • keepy-uppy
  • korfball
  • LARP
  • LARPer
  • raffle
  • story mode
  • subworld
  • sudoku
  • table football
  • tabletop
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Phrasal verbs

clue in
cluesomeonein
(Definition ofcluefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
clue
noun[C]
uk
/kluː/us
/kluː/
B2
asignor someinformationthathelpsyou tofindtheanswerto aproblem,question, ormystery
线索；迹象；提示
Police are stilllookingforclues intheirsearchfor themissinggirl.警方仍在寻找失踪女孩的线索。
I'm never going toguesstheanswerif you don'tgiveme a clue.要是你不给我一点提示，我永远也猜不到答案。
More examples
  • Thepolicefoundavitalclue to the girl'sdisappearancein awoodedareanear herhome.
  • Forensicscientistsare going over the victim'sflatin asearchfor clues about themurderer.
  • Thepolicearecollectingclues inordertopiecetogether thedetailsof thedayshedied.
  • He pored over thelettersearchingfor clues about thewriter.
  • Thepolicetriedtoreconstructthecrimeusing thestatementsofwitnessesand clues that they hadfound.

Idiom

not have a clue/have no clue

clue| American Dictionary

clue
noun[C]
us
/klu/
informationthathelpsyou tofindtheanswerto aproblem,question, ormystery:
For fivemonths, Russellremainedafugitive,leavingno clues as to hiswhereabouts.
(Definition ofcluefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofclue

clue
The study investigated the effectiveness of (1) a general strategy, (2) recognition and interpretation of specific context clues, and (3) practice with feedback.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Infants' ability to consult the speaker for clues to word reference.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Nonetheless, it is possible to approach this issue by determining cellular and subcellular localization of the protein which may provide clues to its function.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Thus, many endogenous groups do have clues in locating their potential members.
From theCambridge English Corpus
One distinctive feature which should provide clues to the sources of human infection is seasonality.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Present clues on the composition of organic refractories and silicates will be given.
From theCambridge English Corpus
First, we think that it is necessary to discuss the different clues for life that could be relevant as biosignatures.
From theCambridge English Corpus
No record exists, of course, that makes it possible to determine early human behaviour, so anatomical remains provide the best clues.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the case of maple trees, the characteristic shapes of their leaves offer natural rather than artificial clues for recognizing perceived trees as maples.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Valuable clues about infracommunity dynamics may be gained by using co-occurrence patterns in component communities.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Fluctuations in the magnitude of the seasonal variation of births over time may provide clues to its aetiology.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Fluctuations in the magnitude of the seasonal variation may provide clues to its aetiology.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Identifying risk factors such as childhood adversities can often uncover important clues as to the aetiology of a disorder.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The clues that participants give to suggest that dance can aid in counteracting the marginalization of their situation are there in a variety of instances.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The first approach is based on the observation that partial utterances provide clues for possible choices for completion.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithclue

clue

These are words often used in combination withclue.

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context clue
Teaching thecontextclueapproach to meaning.
From theCambridge English Corpus
contextual clue
This system can learn to detect certain types of contextual clues, and can react accordingly with context changes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
important clue
One cannot look into the minds of a nameless crowd decades on: but there is animportantclue.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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