a clew of sth
指一团线或纱，常与 yarn、thread 等词连用。
The kitten batted at a clew of yarn.
小猫拍打着一团纱线。
帆下角；帆耳；帆脚索；吊床吊绳；用于引导穿过迷宫或迷宫的线或线索；指引,线索；帆的下角,系有调整帆相对风向位置的绳索；帆角的金属环或孔眼(在三角帆上)相对风向的后角
A ball of thread or yarn used to guide someone through a maze or labyrinth; a clue or guide.
用于引导穿过迷宫或迷宫的线或线索；指引,线索
Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue.
帆的下角,系有调整帆相对风向位置的绳索；帆角的金属环或孔眼(在三角帆上)相对风向的后角
The lower corner(s) of a sail to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail (adjusting its position relative to the wind); the metal loop or cringle in the corner of the sail, to which the sheet is attached. (on a triangular sail) The trailing corner relative to the wind direction.
连接到帆上的绳索
The sheets so attached to a sail.
悬挂吊床的绳索
The cords suspending a hammock.
She carefully unraveled the clew of yarn to start her knitting project.
她小心地解开线团，开始她的编织项目。
用法提示：clew 作为名词，意为“线团”，在句中作宾语。
The cat played with a clew of red thread, tangling it all over the floor.
猫玩着一个红线团，把线团弄得满地都是。
用法提示：clew 作为名词，句中作介词 with 的宾语。
He bought several clews of different colors for his embroidery work.
他为刺绣工作买了好几个不同颜色的线团。
用法提示：clews 是 clew 的复数形式，在句中作宾语。
指一团线或纱，常与 yarn、thread 等词连用。
The kitten batted at a clew of yarn.
小猫拍打着一团纱线。
表示指向某事物的线索或指引，与 clue 的这一含义相同。
The old map offered a clew to the hidden path.
那张旧地图为找到隐藏的小路提供了线索。
航海用语，指帆的下角，或该处用于连接绳索的金属环。
The sailor secured the sheet to the clew of the sail.
水手把帆脚索固定在帆的下角上。
grammar · medium
易错句子He used clew to find his way out of the maze.
正确表达He used a clew to find his way out of the maze.
这里 clew 是可数名词，指“线团/线索”，单数形式前必须有冠词或限定词；汉语名词没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉 a。
grammar · medium
易错句子The basket held three clew of thread.
正确表达The basket held three clews of thread.
clew 是可数名词，前面有数词 three 时要用复数 clews；汉语量词结构不体现英语名词的复数变化。
grammar · medium
易错句子The clews of the sail is marked in red.
正确表达The clews of the sail are marked in red.
主语中心词是复数 clews，谓语动词要用 are；of the sail 只是修饰语，不改变主语的数。
表示“破案或解题的线索”时，现代英语日常用 clue；clew 的这种拼法多见于古旧或文学文本，且 clew 另有帆船术语义。
cue 指提示下一步行动的“信号、暗示”，如示意演员出场；clue 指帮助查明真相的“线索”。不要用 cue 表示破案线索。
clef 只指音乐谱号（如高音谱号），与 clew 的“线索/帆角”义无关；两者拼写相近，但语义领域完全不同。
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