名詞 clew:

1. a ball of yarn or cord or thread
2. evidence that helps to solve a problem
   同義詞：clue, cue

動(dòng)詞 clew:

1. roll into a ball
   同義詞：clue

1. Clew the three sails up, we need to go faster.
   把三個(gè)小帆張起來，我們要加快航速。

clew

n.（名詞）
A ball of yarn or thread.
線團(tuán)，紗團(tuán)：絲線球或線球
Greek Mythology The ball of thread used by Theseus to find his way out of the labyrinth.
【希臘神話】 領(lǐng)出迷宮的線團(tuán)：西修斯所用的走出迷宮的線團(tuán)
clews The cords by which a hammock is suspended.
clews 縛牢吊床的繩
Also clue Nautical
也作 clue 【航?！?/i>
One of the two lower corners of a square sail.
帆下角：橫帆的兩個(gè)下角中之一
The lower aft corner of a fore-and-aft sail.
縱帆的向船尾的一角
A metal loop attached to the lower corner of a sail.
帆下角的金屬環(huán)
v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
clewed,clew.ing,clews
To roll or coil into a ball.
把…繞成線團(tuán)
Also clue Nautical To raise the lower corners of (a square sail) by means of clew lines. Used withup.
也作 clue 【航海】 扯（帆）上桁：通過收帆索把（橫帆）的下角升起。與up 連用

來源：
Middle English clewe
中古英語 clewe
from Old English cliwen
源自 古英語 cliwen

clew
clew 2

n.（名詞）
v.Chiefly British （動(dòng)詞）【多用于英國】
Variant of clue
clue的變體