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| 1 | an object or fact that someone discovers that helps them solve a crime or mystery 线索 |
| search for/look for/find a clue Detectives were brought in to help search for clues. 侦探被找来帮忙寻找线索。 |
| +to/as to/about Police still have no clues as to the identity of the killer. 警方仍然找不到关于凶手身份的线索。 |
| | 1a | a piece of information that helps explain a situation or provide a solution to a problem 提示 | | +to/as to/about His expressionless face gave her no clue as to what he was thinking. 他的脸上毫无表情，令她无从知晓他在想什么。 | | These writings provide clues to the crisis in Dickens’ private life. 这些作品提供了狄更斯个人生活危机的线索。 | |
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| 2 | a word or phrase provided to help you find an answer in a crossword （纵横填字游戏的）提示词语 |
| | 2a | a word or phrase that helps you to guess another word or phrase 提示 | | ‘Know who I saw in town today?’ ‘Give me a clue.’ “知道我今天在城里见到谁了吗？”“给我点提示。” | |
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| - | not have a clue informal
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| 1 | to not know or understand something 不知道；一无所知 | ‘Do you know where St Paul Street is?’ ‘I’ m sorry, I don’ t have a clue.’ “你知道圣保罗街在什么位置吗？”“对不起，我不知道。” | | I haven’ t got a clue what you’ re talking about. 我一点也不清楚你在说什么。 | |
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| 2 | to be extremely stupid or extremely bad at doing something 极为愚笨；极为无能 | They don’ t have a clue about how to look after children. 他们根本就不会照顾孩子。 | |
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