clue
noun/kluː/
/kluː/
Idioms - an object, a piece of evidence or some information that helps the police solve a crime
（帮助警方破案的）线索，迹象 - The burglar left no clues.
窃贼没有留下任何线索。 - clue about something They are searching for clues about the kidnapping.
他们正在寻找绑架案的线索。 - clue (as) to something The police think the CCTV recording may offer clues to the identity of the killer.
警方认为监控录像可能会为确认凶手身份提供一些线索。
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb1- So far, the police haven't got any clues as to the motive for the crime.
目前警方还未掌握任何犯罪动机的线索。 - The hat gives a clue to the identity of the killer.
那顶帽子提供了辨认杀人犯的线索。 - The letter yielded no clues.
这封信没有提供任何线索。 - We must have missed some vital clue.
我们一定是忽略了某个重要的线索。 - a clue as to her whereabouts
关于她行踪的线索 - Is there any clue as to how the burglars entered the building?
有线索说明窃贼是如何进入大楼的吗？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- important
- useful
- …
- contain
- have
- hold
- …
- clue about
- clue (as) to
- The burglar left no clues.
- a fact or a piece of evidence that helps you discover the answer to a problem
（问题答案的）线索，提示 - clue about something This data may provide clues about the current economic situation.
这些数据可提供有关当前经济形势的线索。 - The trailer gives a few important clues about the film's plot.
预告片提供了有关电影情节的一些重要线索。 - clue (as) to something Diet may hold the clue to the causes of migraine.
饮食习惯有可能揭示偏头痛的原因。 - The text offers few clues as to his identity.
文本中几乎没有提供有关他身份的线索。
Extra Examples- The picture contains subtle clues about the site's history.
这幅图包含有关于遗址历史的细微线索。 - This research might provide an important clue about how cancer develops.
这项研究可能会为癌症成因提供重要线索。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- important
- useful
- …
- contain
- have
- hold
- …
- clue about
- clue (as) to
- clue about something This data may provide clues about the current economic situation.
- some words or a piece of information that helps you find the answers to a crossword, a game or a question
（纵横填字谜、游戏或问题的）提示词语，解答提示 - ‘You'll never guess who I saw today!’ ‘Give me a clue.’
“你绝对猜不着我今天见到谁了！”“给我提示一下吧。” - a cryptic clue (= one that has a hidden meaning) from a crossword
来自填字游戏的神秘线索（=具有隐藏含义的线索）
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- important
- useful
- …
- contain
- have
- hold
- …
- clue about
- clue (as) to
- ‘You'll never guess who I saw today!’ ‘Give me a clue.’
Word Originlate Middle English: variant of clew. The original sense was ‘a ball of thread’; this was used to guide a person out of a labyrinth. Sense (1) dates from the early 17th cent.
Idioms
not have a clue (informal)
- to know nothing about something or about how to do something
一无所知；不知怎么做 - I don't have a clue where she lives.
我完全不知道她住在哪里。
- I don't have a clue where she lives.
- (disapproving) to be very stupid
很愚蠢；很笨拙 - Don't ask him to do it—he doesn't have a clue!
这事别叫他做，他笨极了。
- Don't ask him to do it—he doesn't have a clue!