clue

• At last he had a clue to her interest, and followed it deftly .
  他终于找到了她的兴趣所在，因而熟练地顺着谈了下去。
• We looked at other clues that might tell us where the ship came from .
  我们考虑了可能告诉我们船的出发地的另一些线索。
• She did not know where he had been bornhis accent gave no clue .
  她不知他出生在何地，这也无法从他的口音中判断出来。
• As she obtained the clue to their import, her impatience could not admit of delay .
  她一旦摸清内容的大略，就焦急万分。
• Would they not rake up the past and find clues that had led to my fate ?
  他们会不会重翻旧帐而找出造成我命运的一些线索呢？
• He has to deduce what he can from the few scanty clues available .
  他们不得不从获得的稀少而贫乏的线索中尽其所能地进行推断。
• The statement is an interesting clue to both his temperament and his literary method .
  从这句话里可以略知他的气质和写作方法。
• I wrestled with the crossword clue for ages before i understood the solution .
  那纵横字谜的提示，我琢磨了很长时间才恍然大悟。
• This fact provides us with the clue we need to construct a theory of the atom .
  这个事实为形成一种原子理论提供了我们需要的线索。
• The statement is an interesting clue to both his temperament and his literary method .
  从这句话里，人们可以略知他的气质和写作方法。