clew sth into a ball
指把纱线、绳索等绕成球状，宾语通常放在 clew 之后。
She clewed the loose yarn into a ball.
她把松散的纱线绕成了一个球。
升起（帆的）下角；绕成球；升起帆的下角；绕成线球；提示
to roll (thread, yarn, etc.) into a ball
绕成球
to roll into a ball
升起帆的下角
to raise the lower corner(s) of (a sail)
一般现在时
She clews the yarn carefully.
她小心地把纱线绕成线团。
一般过去时
He clewed the thread into a neat ball.
他把线绕成了一个整齐的线球。
present participle
They are clewing the ropes to store them.
他们正在把绳子绕成团以便存放。
规则动词，意为“绕成线团”或“提示”，由名词“线团”引申而来。
She carefully clewed the tangled yarn into a neat ball.
她小心地把缠结的纱线绕成一个整齐的线球。
用法提示：clewed是clew的过去式，表示'绕成线球'。
He is clewing the rope to store it properly.
他正在把绳子绕成线圈以便妥善存放。
用法提示：clewing是clew的现在分词，表示'绕成线球'的动作。
The detective clewed together the scattered clues to solve the case.
侦探把零散的线索串在一起，解决了这个案子。
用法提示：clewed是clew的过去式，表示'提示'或'串起线索'。
指把纱线、绳索等绕成球状，宾语通常放在 clew 之后。
She clewed the loose yarn into a ball.
她把松散的纱线绕成了一个球。
航海用语，常与 up 连用，表示升起帆的下角。
The crew clewed up the sail before the storm hit.
暴风雨来临前，船员们升起了帆的下角。
被动形式常见于航海描述，强调帆的下角被升起。
The sails were clewed up as the ship prepared for the gale.
船准备迎接大风时，帆的下角被升了起来。
clew 是航海或纺织术语，意为把绳线绕成球或升起帆的下角；clue 是常用词，作名词指线索，作动词常与 in 连用，表示提供线索或提示。二者发音相同但拼写和意义不同。
clew 指把绳线等绕成一个球状，对象多为线、纱；coil 强调把东西盘绕成圈或螺旋状，常用于绳索、蛇等。两者都含“卷绕”，但形状和对象不同。
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