| 单词 | sleuth |
| 释义 | sleuth noun[C] old-fashionedorhumorousuk/sluːθ/us/sluːθ/someone whosejobis todiscoverinformationaboutcrimesandfindout who isresponsiblefor them 侦探Synonym detective Detection & solving crimes
sleuth| American Dictionarysleuth noun[C] us/sluθ/someone whodiscoversinformationaboutcrimes Examplesofsleuthsleuth Of particular interest for its aspects of ' sleuthing ' is the story of the undercover agent, recruited to collect evidence while acting as a nurse's aide. From theCambridge English Corpus It is as if some awesome force kept misleading sleuths, even as it pushed the hijackers' improbable conspiracy to an inexorable conclusion. From theCambridge English Corpus That would put the sleuths on inquiry at once; they would be very negligent if they did not notice it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, he began to track these young men, tosleuththem for half-an-hour or 20 minutes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am told that thesleutheven wanted to know the whereabouts of his allotment plot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not need to be super sleuths to work out that that sort of expenditure on hospitality is wholly unacceptable. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not all have to be sleuths to get our information. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One hopes that some tax sleuths might take a little interest in that direction, although that is probably not the complete answer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But the sleuths are going to be after her; they are going to watch her and report to their principals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For seven years this corpulentsleuth, with a craving for nothing but good food and ease, has not ventured from his home. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He is an aristocrat and an amateursleuthand detective. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The poems are romances, not histories, but there is no implausibility about the use ofsleuthhounds. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She, along with other internet cyber sleuths, has been criticized for her work. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He agrees to work with the three other sleuths, unusual for the police, sharing all facts equally. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This, and his enhanced senses, make him the ultimatesleuth. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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