| 单词 | clue |
| 释义 | clue (kluː ) Word forms: clues 1. countable noun B2 A clue to a problem or mystery is something that helps you to find the answer to it. Geneticists in Canada have discovered a clue to the puzzle of why our cells get old and die. [+ to] How a man shaves may be a telling clue to his age. Synonyms: indication, lead, sign, evidence 2. countable noun B2 A clue is an object or piece of information that helps someone solve a crime. The vital clue to the killer's identity was his nickname, Peanuts. [+ to] 3. countable noun A clue in a crossword or game is information which is given to help you to find the answer to a question. 4. haven't a clue phrase If you haven't a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it. [informal] I haven't a clue what I'll give Carl for his birthday next year. Idioms: not have a clue [informal] to not know anything about something or to have no idea what to do about something I don't have a clue what will happen now. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: clue leads to Each clue leads to one of those spots. The Sun Every question remains unanswered, every clue leads to a dead end. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One clue leads to another, and danger confronts them constantly on their search for the solution to the puzzle. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Every potential clue leads to small revelations, but bigger mysteries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Printed books considered as artefacts contain clues about their manufacture in the marks on their pages and the paper of which they are made. The Times Literary Supplement We had our own way to make through this bereavement, and diaries, especially those that contain clues to an advancing illness, are not always fit to be shared with strangers. Times, Sunday Times Instead, they will have a once in 30 years' opportunity to study at close quarters something that could contain clues to the formation of our own planet. Times, Sunday Times The source of studies may contain clues, too. The Sun That's not a job, it's a crossword clue. The Sun A crossword clue must make sense, and must include a definition as well as the wordplay. Times, Sunday Times A crossword clue to that word was then read. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 With over 30,000 new solutions, users will never again be short of answers to their crossword clues. Times, Sunday Times Not bad for the shy homegirl -who will soon start seeing herself in those crossword clues. The Sun A crucial clue to the circles’ allure lies in their geographical context. Smithsonian That bleeding from the tail end or persistent cough could be a crucial clue. The Sun Is this the crucial clue? Times, Sunday Times So often it's what they don't bid, or what they don't lead, that provides you with the crucial clue. Times, Sunday Times Vanessa reveals a crucial clue about someone running from the scene. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He'd come in, do magic and then disappear, leaving cryptic clues to what we were supposed to do. The Sun (2011) Find all of the letters and answer the cryptic clues and you will know who their next target is. The Sun (2015) I liked the mixture of slightly cryptic clues, more straightforward grammar questions and quotes. Times, Sunday Times (2015) I am a detective trying to decipher clues in order to stay alive, 24/7. Times, Sunday Times Guests would have to decipher clues to find their way out. Times, Sunday Times In cases without actual bodies, he assists by using his psychological training to decipher the clues left by the perpetrators. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As such, teams are generally free and sometimes required to engage locals to help in any manner to decipher clues and complete tasks. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She deciphers clues to her clients' personal lives from the often cryptic telegrams they submit to her as she sits in the cage at the post office. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This meant that the first generation of officials in the new era had not the faintest clue what professionalism was. Times, Sunday Times As a result you have new civil servants inheriting politically sensitive and highly important work without the faintest clue about what they are dealing with. Times, Sunday Times We didn't even need to be sure, or perfectly ready for a relationship - or, indeed, have the faintest clue about what we were doing. Times, Sunday Times It includes a panel of experts who - while honourable distinguished people - don't have the faintest clue how mass-selling newspapers operate. Times, Sunday Times I've known a lot of wealthy people who use advisers and haven't the faintest clue why they've been told to do certain things. Times, Sunday Times Finally, he finds a clue as to where he can find the criminal, and recklessly pushes on alone. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He tries to find any clue as to who he might be, but nothing comes out. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There, he hopes to find a clue that could lead them to their fallen friend. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If a scene contains a core clue and a player character uses an investigative ability that relates to the clue, the character will find the clue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Readers had to find the clues and decipher them. Times, Sunday Times Today it retains the hunched buildings and walls that give a clue to its history, although its cafés cater for less troublesome visitors. Times, Sunday Times The metal of which they are made might give a clue. The Times Literary Supplement An update on the phasing of sites next year will give a clue to the sales outlook for the year ahead. Times,Sunday Times The estimated 1am declaration will give a clue as to how voting patterns have changed - and the shape of the next government. The Sun The windswept hills topped with snow give a clue as to what's coming next. The Sun The room usually consists of a locked door, objects to manipulate, and hidden clues or secret compartments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Highlights of the season, including sabotage, and moleish behavior was documented, as well as secret hidden clues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the second part, the contestant chose one of three hidden clues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The film has nine segments, each segment focusing on different elements within the film which may reveal hidden clues and hint at a bigger thematic oeuvre. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The isotopic composition of the thiophenes may provide an important clue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And an important clue to the psychology of this event was provided by the president's own doctor. Times,Sunday Times Any message he sent or received would presumably be an important clue. Times, Sunday Times On this point, too, the volume offered an important clue. The Times Literary Supplement This may be an important clue as to how the brain organises itself. Times, Sunday Times But there may be an intriguing clue of what's to come. Times, Sunday Times Intriguing clues are scattered here and there. Times, Sunday Times While cinema and book soundbites offer little or no explanation as to why it's so darn good, they do provide intriguing clues as to the genre and plot. Times, Sunday Times Yet there was no obvious clue what the schoolgirl was planning. The Sun There are absolutely no obvious clues here to the couple's background. Times, Sunday Times Even without the benefit of such obvious clues, however, there are ways of avoiding friendship disaster. Times, Sunday Times The film flags up 'telltale signs', such as a person who looks malnourished, as well as less obvious clues. Times, Sunday Times The players may not appreciate the risk because of lack of obvious clues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All of this may offer a clue to the complexities in voting intention. Times, Sunday Times Apart from keeping your wits about you, online conversations can offer some clue as to what you're letting yourself in for. Times, Sunday Times The spectacles offer a clue. Times, Sunday Times Such individuals usually offer some clue online of what they are planning. Times, Sunday Times However, there are two lines of dialogue that do offer a clue, though they conflict with each other. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This little signature might be the only clue that catches a perceptive eye as the concealed butterfly cosies down to rest. Times,Sunday Times The only clue to the blast was a small twisted piece of metal. Times, Sunday Times The only clue that the house was located somewhere quite different was the enormous jacaranda tree to its left, in full pink-purple bloom. Times, Sunday Times The only clue came from the composer's work as a whole; his operas rarely end without forgiveness. Times, Sunday Times Cars these days have become an outer set of clothes, the only clue that passers-by have about what sort of person you are. Times, Sunday Times The effluent-based nature of my other tasks should provide a clue. Times, Sunday Times For the moment, our clinicians must provide a clue to the durability of such relationships. Times, Sunday Times His vocal campaigns may, some believe, provide a clue to his exclusion. Times, Sunday Times And it might provide a clue to his future job. The Sun It's a hyperbolic way of saying that we all have an accent, and that almost all accents provide a clue to the speaker's regional origins. Times,Sunday Times Eventually, they reveal the clue printed on one piece of the clothing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Body odour reveals clues about the chances of people producing healthy offspring. The Sun Looking back through a patient's history often reveals clues that things were going amiss earlier than first thought. Times, Sunday Times The eyes may reveal clues as well. Times, Sunday Times The alligator instructs that they have all revealed clues to their missions and the result must be consequences. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you have a prized asset in the heart of the enemy camp, you don't want to give the slightest clue that it exists. Times, Sunday Times From ground level, without the benefit of graphics from the telly, you can stand beside the fourth tee looking west and have not the slightest clue what you're looking at. Times, Sunday Times They can read suspects' guilt by their expressions and need to pay close attention to the slightest clues to nail their man. The Sun We solve the clue, although the next has us scratching our heads. Times, Sunday Times We solve the clue and take a snap, but lose count of the number of steps as we wheeze our way back to the car. Times, Sunday Times Solve the clues*, and write the answers across the numbered rows of the top grid. The Times Literary Supplement Having solved the clues, photographed the answers and 'saved' letters, the trail led us here — a fine building whose origins date from 1702. Times, Sunday Times We solve the clues, then open the third. Times, Sunday Times As she flicks through files of photographs, conversations and bank transactions, she looks for subtle clues that will help her identify the suspect. The Sun It consists in the accretion of subtle clues. Times, Sunday Times These are subtle clues that you should be gathering your things, thanking me for my expert advice and making for the door. Times, Sunday Times Do you have any subtle clues to future collaborators on this project? The Sun So what are the more subtle clues that an area could be on the turn? Times, Sunday Times Prepare a feast alongside the cooks, have a game of 'mob football' with the servants and follow a trail of clues around the castle. Times, Sunday Times Or write a trail of clues, each leading your searchers on to the next clue until they get to a chocolatey prize. Times, Sunday Times Forty thousand people have trodden its trail of clues. Times, Sunday Times Step two: set up a trail of clues with small treats (sweets, stickers, anything that glitters). Times, Sunday Times Follow the trail of clues or brave the prison gallery for themed arts and crafts. Times, Sunday Times Raising latent fingerprints on paper isn't the sure thing depicted on all those cop shows, and in the real world, this bank robber has yet to leave a useful clue. Times, Sunday Times Blood tests give useful clues but don't prove anything one way or the other. The Sun Strontium isotopes served as the most useful clues in determining the geographical histories of the specimens. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Looking back can provide useful clues too. Times, Sunday Times Items not specifically mentioned may provide much more useful clues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Far from finding valuable clues, they have trampled on crucial evidence. The Sun For forecasters, the jet stream gives valuable clues to the coming weather. Times, Sunday Times There will be valuable clues there. The Sun They include new information on how to track down suspects through social networking sites, where wanted people may reveal valuable clues. Times, Sunday Times This, in turn, gives valuable clues about the comet's compo-sition, including some of the scarcer elements that are usual-ly too faint to investigate. Times, Sunday Times At sea, when vessels are borne in water, the sea surface removes this vital visual clue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some secret entrances are invisible, such as a normal-looking wall that can be walked through, while others give a slight visual clue, such as a cave behind a waterfall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The whole holiday had been organised by someone else, and there were few visual clues around to give us bearings. Times, Sunday Times More insidious than words are the images they show him, since visual clues more effectively light 'a fuse in the brain'. The Times Literary Supplement Much of his other writing, based on walking the streets alone and working from purely visual clues, lacks this human depth. The Times Literary Supplement But it's not just your teeth that give vital clues about your overall health. The Sun (2014) The researchers say knowing the genome will give researchers vital clues on how to tackle the fungus, arresting its growth. Times, Sunday Times (2007) But it also provided vital clues for his legion of global followers to work out the significance of the unexpected release. The Sun (2013) Together, those analyses should yield clues about how the malaria itself has evolved and which genes make it so deadly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Police employ the technique to identify dead bodies by testing proteins for trace elements that yield clues about diet and country of origin. Times, Sunday Times Further study may yield clues about why some people seem to age so much more rapidly than others. Globe and Mail The torso was of particular interest, as gastric contents could be analyzed to yield clues to the days leading up to the man's death. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other papers left in the room yield clues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 线索 Japanese: 手がかり |
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