clue, hint, tip

clue翻译成“线索”特别贴切。The word clue was originally a variant spelling of clew, meaning "ball of thread or yarn." Our modern sense of clue, "guide to the solution of a mystery," grows out of a motif [(文学)主题] in myth and folklore, the ball of thread that helps in finding one's way out of a maze. Of these stories the best known is the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. In the myth, Theseus unravels a ball of thread as he searches for the monstrous Minotaur in the Labyrinth. After killing the Minotaur, he retraces his steps out of the maze by rewinding the thread. 米诺斯的迷宫 阿里阿德涅之线

例句：

• The only clue to the identity of the murderer was a half-smoked cigarette.
• Police have found a vital clue (=a very important clue).
• A clue in a crossword or game is information which is given to help you to find the answer to a question.
• If you haven't a clue about something, you do not know anything about it or you have no idea what to do about it.

hint:

1. subtle way of indicating to sb what one is thinking or what one wants; indirect suggestion
2. slight indication; trace
3. small piece of practical information or advice; tip

例句：

• I made it clear I wasn't interested in him, but he didn't take the hint.
• A color's undertone is a hint of a different color present in the color. This helps to make the color a different hue than its mass tone. For example, the undertone of olive green is yellow.

tip: helpful piece of advice. 例句：She knows Spain really well. Perhaps she could give us a few tips.

cue:

1. In the theatre or in a musical performance, a performer's cue is something another performer says or does that is a signal for them to begin speaking, playing, or doing something.
2. If one performer cues another, they say or do something which is a signal for the second performer to begin speaking, playing, or doing something.
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据merriam-webster, Synonyms for clue:

• Noun: cue, hint, indication, inkling, intimation, lead, suggestion
• Verb: acquaint, advise, apprise, brief, catch up, clear, enlighten, familiarize, fill in, hip, inform, instruct, tell, verse, wise (up)

六级/考研单词: thread, myth, folklore, tobacco, haven, hint, subtle, trace, advice, olive, cue, synonym, noun, intimate, verb, acquaint, enlighten, hip, notify, instruct, verse, wise

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