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.
   把三個小帆張起來，我們要加快航速。

clew

n.（名詞）
A ball of yarn or thread.
線團，紗團：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】 領出迷宮的線團：西修斯所用的走出迷宮的線團
clews The cords by which a hammock is suspended.
clews 縛牢吊床的繩
Also clue Nautical
也作 clue 【航海】
One of the two lower corners of a square sail.
帆下角：橫帆的兩個下角中之一
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.（及物動詞）
clewed,clew.ing,clews
To roll or coil into a ball.
把…繞成線團
Also clue Nautical To raise the lower corners of (a square sail) by means of clew lines. Used withup.
也作 clue 【航?！?/i> 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 （動詞）【多用于英國】
Variant of clue
clue的變體