not have a clue (where/why/how etc)informal a) NOT KNOWto not have any idea about the answer to a question, how to do something, what a situation is etc (对于在哪里/为什么/如何等)一无所知,毫无头绪 ‘Do you know how to switch this thing off?’ ‘I haven’t a clue.’ “你知道怎么关上这个吗?”“我不知道。”
Until I arrived here, I hadn’t got a clue what I was going to say to her. 在我到达这里之前,我完全不知道要跟她说什么。
b) BAD ATto be very stupid, or very bad at a particular activity 〔做起某种事来〕很愚蠢;很笨拙 Don’t let Mike cook you dinner; he hasn’t got a clue. 别让迈克给你做饭,他笨得很。
I haven’t a clue how to talk to girls. 我和女孩子讲起话来笨嘴拙舌的。
not have a clue (where/why/how etc) about No point asking Jill – she hasn’t got a clue about maths. 问吉尔没有用,她对数学一窍不通。
not have a clue (where/why/how etc)• After nine years of marriage to her I did not have a clue myself.
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