clew的意思

clew

英式音标[klʊ]
美式英标[kluː]

基本解释

n. 线索；线团

vt. 提示；绕成线球

英文词源

clew (n.): "ball of thread or yarn," northern English and Scottish relic of Old English cliewen "sphere, ball, skein, ball of thread or yarn," probably from West Germanic *kleuwin (cognates: Old Saxon cleuwin, Dutch kluwen), from Proto-Germanic *kliwjo-, from PIE *gleu- "gather into a mass, conglomerate" (see clay).

实用例句

1. That is to say, he " found a clew. ": 那就是说, 他 “ 找到了线索 ”.

2. What was the clew that would set everything straight again?: 要抓住了什么线索才能把一切弄得井井有条.

3. At last he had a clew to her interest, and followed it deftly.: 这一下终于让他发现了她的兴趣所在, 于是他熟练地继续谈这个话题.

4. The captain asked the sailors to clew ( the sails ) up.: 船长命令船员们引帆上桁.

5. According to clew, until pay treasure attestation the success.: 按照提示, 直到支付宝认证成功.

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