sleuth

pronunciation

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  • n.
    足迹,警犬,侦探
  • vi.
    做侦探

Word Origin

sleuth 侦探,侦查,调查

来自古诺斯语 sloth,足迹,踪迹,词源不详。可能来自辅音丛 sl-,砍,劈,分开。引申比喻义 侦查,调查,侦探等。

Example

1. The sleuth examined the crime scene for clues that might crack the case .
侦探调查犯罪现场,找出可能破案的线索。
2. Art sleuth : using high-tech tools to solve the mystery of a missing masterpiece .
艺术侦探:高科技寻达芬奇失踪名画之谜。
3. Sherlock holmes is not just doing wonders for bbc 's ratings , the eccentric sleuth can perhaps also be credited with re-igniting the fortunes of british heritage label belstaff whose tweed overcoat has become a latter-day cape and deerstalker .
夏洛克福尔摩斯不仅是在为bbc的收视率创造奇迹,这位古怪的侦探也许能够重新点燃人们对英国传统时尚品牌belstaff的热情,他的花呢大衣已演变成为现代斗篷和猎鹿帽。
4. The pleasure of reading a classic detective story comes from the way that the sleuth puts together several clues to arrive at a surprising conclusion .
阅读经典侦探小说之乐趣在于侦探结合许多线索得出一个出惊人结论的方式。
5. In it , visitors will be asked to assist a fictional sleuth , and physics aficionado , in chasing an equally scientifically-minded villain by conducting a series of 37 experiments which probe the nature of light-something it is easier to do in the dark .
在迷宫里,游客们将通过一系列探索光的性质的37个实验(在黑暗中好像是挺容易的事)来协助一个虚构的侦探,一个物理迷来追捕一个同样具有科学头脑的罪犯。

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