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

• Police have still found no clues as to the whereabouts of the missing woman.
  有关那个失踪妇女的下落，警方仍未发现任何线索。
• I've found some clues about the guy who shot you.
  我找到了些射伤你人的线索。
• 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。
• 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。
• What they find could provide clues to what might happen worldwide if ozone depletion continues.
  他们的发现可以揭示如果臭氧持续减少，世界范围内可能会出现什么情况。
• On the clues of laboratories and insect species, the investigation process of each enzyme is introduced and generalized.
  按实验室和昆虫种类为线索，归纳和概括了每一种保幼激素代谢酶的研究进程；
• Aging monkeys have provided some clues.
  衰老的猴子为此提供了一些线索。
• Where they got a lot more clues.
  他们有了更多的线索。
• A forensic team was hunting for clues
  法医小组正在寻找线索。
• What additional clues can you find in the present that hint at potential trends for the future?
  你还发现了哪些存在于现在，可以暗示将来潜在趋势的额外线索？