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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3489 COCA: 3331

clue

Word family
clue1 /kluː/ ●●● S2 noun [countableC]  
1 SOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEMan object or piece of information that helps someone solve a crime or mystery 〔帮助破案或解开谜团的〕线索,提示
 Police have found a vital clue.
警方发现了至关重要的线索。
clue to/about/as to
 We now have an important clue as to the time of the murder.
我们现在掌握了有关这宗谋杀案发生时间的重要线索。
 Archaeological evidence will provide clues about what the building was used for.
考古证据将为这幢建筑的用途提供线索。
clue in
 This information is a valuable clue in our hunt for the bombers.
这一信息是我们追捕放置炸弹者极有用的线索。
 a desperate search for clues
拼命寻找线索
2 REASONinformation that helps you understand the reasons why something happens 〔有助于弄清事情缘由的〕线索
clue to/about/as to
 Childhood experiences may provide a clue as to why some adults develop eating disorders.
关于为什么有些成年人会出现饮食失调,童年时期的经历也许可以提供线索。
3 SOLVE/DEAL WITH A PROBLEMa piece of information that helps you solve a crossword puzzle, answer a question etc 〔解开纵横填字谜、回答问题等的〕提示
 I’ll give you a clue, Kevin, it’s a kind of bird.
我给你个提示吧,凯文,那是一种鸟。
4 not have a clue (where/why/how etc) informal
a) NOT KNOWto not have any idea about the answer to a question, how to do something, what a situation is etc (对于在哪里/为什么/如何等)一无所知,毫无头绪
 ‘Do you know how to switch this thing off?’ ‘I haven’t a clue.’
你知道怎么关上这个吗?”“我不知道。
 Until I arrived here, I hadn’t got a clue what I was going to say to her.
在我到达这里之前,我完全不知道要跟她说什么。
b) BAD ATto be very stupid, or very bad at a particular activity 〔做起某种事来〕很愚蠢;很笨拙
 Don’t let Mike cook you dinner; he hasn’t got a clue.
别让迈克给你做饭,他笨得很。
 I haven’t a clue how to talk to girls.
我和女孩子讲起话来笨嘴拙舌的。
not have a clue (where/why/how etc) about
 No point asking Jill – she hasn’t got a clue about maths.
问吉尔没有用,她对数学一窍不通。
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nCOLLOCATIONS
verbs
provide a clue
Any information could provide the police with useful clues.
hold a clue (also yield a clue formal) (=provide one)
The poem itself holds a clue about who it was written for.
leave a clue
The bombers may have left behind vital clues.
search (something) for clues
Detectives are still searching the house for clues.
look for/hunt for clues
Investigators descended on the crime scene hunting for clues.
find a clue
No one had found any clues as to where the missing girl could be.
adjectives
an important/useful/valuable clue
The car used in the robbery may provide important clues.
a vital clue (=very important)
A videotape could hold vital clues to the criminal’s identity.
a further clue (=an additional clue)
They searched the surrounding area for further clues.
phrases
a search for clues
She opened every drawer in her desperate search for clues.
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clue2 verb  
1clue somebody ↔ in phrasal verbphr v informal TELLto give someone information about something 给〔某人〕提供线索;告知
on/about
 Somebody must have clued him in on our sales strategy.
肯定有人把我们的销售策略透露给了他。
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Cluen trademark  
n1.the US name for the game Cluedo
Origin clue1
(1500-1600) clew ball of string ((11-19 centuries)), from Old English cliewen; from the use of a ball of string for finding the way out of a network of passages

See also: Cluedo

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3489 COCA: 3331
clue

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CLUE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEgood, important, useful, valuable好線索;重要線索;有用的線索;有價值的線索vital至關重要的線索obvious明顯的線索subtle細微的線索visual視覺線索cryptic隱秘的線索VERB + CLUEcontain, have, hold包含線索;有線索;掌握線索The picture contains subtle clues about the site's history.這幅圖包含有關於遺址歷史的細微線索。Diet may hold the clue to the causes of migraine.從飲食之中也許可以覓得患偏頭痛的一些原因。give (sb), offer, yield提供線索(給某人);引出線索The hat gives a clue to the identity of the killer.那頂帽子提供了辨認殺人犯的線索。The letter yielded no clues.這封信沒有提供任何線索。furnish (sb with), provide (sb with), supply (sb with)(給某人)提供線索leave, leave behind留下線索The burglar left no clues.竊賊沒有留下任何線索。hunt for, look for, search for尋找線索;搜尋線索discover, find, uncover發現/找到/揭示線索decipher, piece together破解線索;把線索拼湊起來miss未能抓住線索We must have missed some vital clue.我們一定是忽略了某個重要的線索。follow追踪線索follow up追踪線索PREPOSITIONclue about關於⋯的線索This research might provide an important clue about how cancer develops.這項研究可能會為癌症成因提供重要線索。clue (as) to透露⋯的線索a clue as to her whereabouts關於她行踪的線索
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3489 COCA: 3331
clue noun
suggestion

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