clues

英 [kluːz]

美 [kluːz]

n.  (帮助警方破案的)线索，迹象; (问题答案的)线索，提示; (纵横填字谜、游戏或问题的)提示词语，解答提示
clue的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 线索;提示
  Aclue toa problem or mystery is something that helps you to find the answer to it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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
  Aclueis an object or piece of information that helps someone solve a crime.
  1. 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”。
• (纵横填字游戏的)提示语，解答提示
  Acluein 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 youhaven't a clueabout something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• Seemingly inconsequential details can sometimes contain significant clues.
  貌似无足轻重的细节有时可能隐含着重大的线索。
• The police were trying to chase down all possible clues to the murder.
  警方在设法寻找这起凶杀案的一切可能的线索。
• We scoured the telephone directory for clues.
  我们仔细查阅电话簿以寻找线索。
• A forensic team was hunting for clues
  法医小组正在寻找线索。
• It's subtle, you have to be intuitive or watch clues.
  运用你的直觉或对线索的观察去体验这微妙的关系。
• So they devised a series of clues and maps to its location.
  他们设计了一系列的线索和藏宝图。
• He left a trail of clues at the scenes of his crimes
  他在犯罪现场留下了一些蛛丝马迹。
• Natural sciences especially epidemiology, ecology and genetics provide clues.
  自然科学特别是流行病学、生态学与遗传学为我们提供了一些线索。
• That I missed all the clues to his past.
  我失去了他的过去的所有线索。
• Forensic experts searched the area for clues.
  法医专家勘查了这个区域，以寻找线索。