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clew

/kluː/ /kljuː/

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noun

塊, 塊り

A roughly spherical mass or body.

Examples :

"The cat batted playfully at the clew of yarn, unraveling it slowly across the floor. "

猫は糸の塊を遊び心たっぷりに叩き、床全体にゆっくりとほどいていった。

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noun

糸玉

A ball of thread or yarn.

Examples :

"The kitten batted playfully at the clew of bright red yarn, unraveling it across the living room floor. "

子猫は明るい赤色の糸玉を遊び心たっぷりに叩き、リビングルームの床にほどきました。

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noun

糸、手がかり、ヒント

Yarn or thread as used to guide one's way through a maze or labyrinth; a guide, a clue.

Examples :

"The scattered papers and disorganized notes were a confusing mess, but a single, dated receipt served as the clew that helped her piece together the events of that day. "

散らばった書類と整理されていないメモは混乱を招くものでしたが、日付入りの1枚の領収書が、彼女がその日の出来事を組み立てるのに役立つ手がかりとなりました。

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noun

クルー

The lower corner(s) of a sail to which a sheet is attached for trimming the sail (adjusting its position relative to the wind); the metal loop or cringle in the corner of the sail, to which the sheet is attached. (on a triangular sail) The trailing corner relative to the wind direction.

Examples :

"The sailor tightened the sheet attached to the clew of the mainsail to improve the boat's performance in the wind. "

船乗りは、風の中でのボートの性能を向上させるために、メインセールのクルーに取り付けられたシートを締めました。

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noun

帆の引き綱

(in the plural) The sheets so attached to a sail.

Examples :

"The sailor adjusted the tension on the clews of the mainsail to catch more wind. "

船乗りは、より多くの風を捉えるために、メインセールの引き綱の張力を調整しました。

nautical sailing ocean

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noun

ハンモックを吊るす紐

(in the plural) The cords suspending a hammock.

Examples :

"The old hammock sagged because several of its clews were frayed and close to breaking. "

古いハンモックは、吊り紐のいくつかがほつれていて切れそうだったため、たわんでいました。

nautical sailing

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verb

丸める

To roll into a ball

Examples :

"She carefully clewed the long yarn into a neat ball after she finished knitting. "

彼女は編み物を終えた後、長い糸をきれいに丸めました。

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verb

帆の隅を巻き上げる

(transitive and intransitive) to raise the lower corner(s) of (a sail)

Examples :

"The sailor clewed the mainsail as they approached the harbor, reducing its size to prepare for docking. "

船乗りは港に近づき、接岸の準備をするためにメインセールの隅を巻き上げ、そのサイズを縮小しました。

nautical sailing

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noun

糸、手がかり、道しるべ

A strand of yarn etc. as used to guide one through a labyrinth; something which points the way, a guide.

Examples :

"The single forgotten word in the student's notes was the clew that unlocked the entire theorem. "

学生のノートで忘れられた単語一つが、定理全体を解き明かす道しるべだった。

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noun

手がかり, ヒント

Information which may lead one to a certain point or conclusion.

Examples :

"The torn envelope with a foreign stamp was the first clew in unraveling the mystery of her grandmother's secret life. "

外国の切手が貼られた破れた封筒は、彼女の祖母の秘密の人生の謎を解き明かす最初の手がかりでした。

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noun

手がかり, ヒント

An object or a kind of indication which may be used as evidence.

Examples :

"The misplaced library book, found hidden under a student's desk, was a vital clew in figuring out who had vandalized the computers. "

学生の机の下に隠されていた、場所違いの図書館の本は、誰がコンピューターを破壊したのかを突き止めるための重要な手がかりでした。

story sign thing literature

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noun

手がかり, ヒント

Insight or understanding ("to have a clue [about]" or "to have clue". See have a clue, clue stick)

Examples :

"After reviewing the experiment's data, the scientist finally had a clew to the puzzle's solution. "

実験データをレビューした後、科学者はついにパズルの解決への手がかりを得た。

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