"ball of thread or yarn," northern English and Scottish relic of Old English cliewen "sphere, ball, skein, ball of thread or yarn," probably from West Germanic *kleuwin (cognates: Old Saxon cleuwin, Dutch kluwen), from Proto-Germanic *kliwjo-, from PIE *gleu- "gather into a mass, conglomerate" (see clay).
双语例句
1. That is to say, he " found a clew. "
那就是说, 他 “ 找到了线索 ”.
来自英汉文学 - 汤姆历险
2. What was the clew that would set everything straight again?
要抓住了什么线索才能把一切弄得井井有条.
来自辞典例句
3. At last he had a clew to her interest, and followed it deftly.
这一下终于让他发现了她的兴趣所在, 于是他熟练地继续谈这个话题.
来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
4. The captain asked the sailors to clew ( the sails ) up.
船长命令船员们引帆上 桁.
来自互联网
5. According to clew, until pay treasure attestation the success.
