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sleuth

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n.足迹,警犬,侦探 vi.做侦探

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sleuth为短语/超纲词汇

词形变化:

动词过去式:sleuthed 过去分词:sleuthed 现在分词:sleuthing 第三人称单数:sleuths

sleuth


/slu:θ; sluθ/
n (infml joc 口, 谑) detective 侦探.

v [I] (infml joc 口, 谑) do detective work 侦查
*I had to go out sleuthing to find your address. 我得出去侦查一番才找到你的住址.

sleuth


n[C]old-fashioned
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: sleuthhound 'dog used for tracking people' (14-20 centuries), from sleuth 'track' (12-15 centuries) (from Old Norse sloth) + hound]
someone who tries to find out information about a crime
= detective
>sleuthingn[U]