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a clue to/about sth
to和about可互换，细微差别：to更强调指向，about更强调内容。
The police found a clue to the mystery.
警方找到了这个谜团的线索。
线索；迹象；提示
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线索；迹象；提示
Information or evidence that indicates something or helps solve a problem; a sign or hint.
The police found a clue to the mystery.
警方找到了这个谜团的线索。
可能引导某人得出某种结论的信息
Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.
细微线索
a slight indication
可用作证据的物体或某种迹象
An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.
解决问题的线索
evidence that helps to solve a problem
The detective found a hair that was a crucial clue.
侦探发现了一根头发，这是一个关键的线索。
I don't have any clue where she might have gone.
我完全不知道她可能去了哪里。
The police are following several clues to solve the case.
警方正在追踪几条线索以侦破此案。
to和about可互换，细微差别：to更强调指向，about更强调内容。
The police found a clue to the mystery.
警方找到了这个谜团的线索。
口语常用，表示完全不知道。
I have no clue about how to solve this problem.
我对如何解决这个问题毫无头绪。
The empty wallet was a clue that he had been robbed.
空钱包是他被抢劫的一个线索。
Not this
I don't have clue about the answer.
Use this
I don't have a clue about the answer.
“clue”是可数名词，前面需要冠词“a”，构成固定短语“have a clue”，表示“一点也不知道”。漏掉冠词是常见错误。
Not this
This is a clue for solving the mystery.
Use this
This is a clue to solving the mystery.
表示“某事的线索”时，“clue”后通常接介词“to”而非“for”，这是固定搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
……的线索
The note provided a clue to the mystery.
这张纸条提供了解决这个谜团的线索。
关于……的线索
She had a clue about the thief's identity.
她对窃贼的身份有了一点线索。
知道；了解
He didn't have a clue what to do next.
他不知道接下来该做什么。
找到线索
Detectives are still trying to find a clue in the case.
侦探们仍在试图在这个案件中找到线索。
提供线索
Can you give me a clue about the answer?
你能给我一个关于答案的线索吗？
关键线索
The witness provided a vital clue that cracked the case.
目击者提供了一个破案的关键线索。
毫无头绪；一无所知
I don't have a clue how to solve this math problem.
我完全不知道如何解这道数学题。
给某人提供信息；让某人了解情况
Can you clue me in on what happened at the meeting?
你能告诉我会议上发生了什么吗？
明白过来；醒悟
He finally got a clue and realized she wasn't interested.
他终于明白了，意识到她对他不感兴趣。
这是一个线索！
In the 1985 film 'Clue', a character says 'It's a clue!' upon finding evidence.
在1985年的电影《线索》中，一个角色发现证据时说道：'这是一个线索！'
Use clue naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
“clue”音似‘刻录’，想象侦探刻录下线索，助力破案。
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These words all rhyme with 'clue' (/kluː/), sharing the /uː/ vowel sound. Words like 'blue', 'glue', 'true', 'due', 'queue' share the 'ue' spelling pattern; 'shoe' rhymes but ends with 'oe'.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.