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cue n.暗示,提示,球杆 In pool, you use the cue to hit the white ball into the red ball, aiming for a pocket. Other cues make things happen too. In acting, a lighting change or another actor's line could be a cue for you to enter the stage. During rehearsal, the actors need to learn their cues to make sure their timing is right. A cue can also be a clue or reminder of something. Anytime someone has good timing, they're on cue. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词](戏剧或音乐表演的)提示，暗示，尾白 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.   [oft with poss]The actors not performing sit at the side of the stage in full view, waiting for their cues...还未轮到演出的演员坐在舞台旁边能看得一清二楚的地方，等待着他们的出场提示。I had never known him miss a cue.我从没见过他错过提示。2[VERB 动词]给(演员)暗示(或提示)；为…提示 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.   [V n]He read the scene, with Seaton cueing him.在西顿的提示下，他念了这一场的台词。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]暗示；提示；信号 If you say that something that happens is a cue for an action, you mean that people start doing that action when it happens.   [oft N for n]That was the cue for several months of intense bargaining...那意味着几个月的激烈谈判开始了。That was Nicholas's cue to ask for another chocolate chip cookie.那表示尼古拉斯还想要一块巧克力曲奇。4[N-COUNT 可数名词](台球等的)球杆 A cue is a long, thin wooden stick that is used to hit the ball in games such as snooker, billiards, and pool. Their youngest brother was nine when he picked up a cue for the first time.他们最年轻的弟弟第一次玩台球时才9岁。5[PHRASE 短语]恰好在这时；就在这时候 If you say that something happened on cue or as if on cue, you mean that it happened just when it was expected to happen, or just at the right time. Kevin arrived right on cue to care for Harry...凯文到的正是时候，可以照顾哈丽。'It's almost eight o'clock.' As if on cue the bell in the chapel began to toll for Matins.“快8点了。”恰好在这时小教堂晨祷的钟声敲响了。6[PHRASE 短语]模仿…的样子做；学…的样 If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation.   [V inflects]Taking his cue from his companion, he apologized for his earlier display of temper.他也学着像同伴那样，为先前发脾气道歉。

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[kju:] A cue is the long stick used for playing pool. A cue is also a reminder or stimulus to do something. ★★★☆☆ 2015.5

英语单词	cue
英美音标	[kju:]
中文释义	n.暗示,提示,球杆
vocab简明	A cue is the long stick used for playing pool. A cue is also a reminder or stimulus to do something.
vocab扩展	In pool, you use the cue to hit the white ball into the red ball, aiming for a pocket. Other cues make things happen too. In acting, a lighting change or another actor's line could be a cue for you to enter the stage. During rehearsal, the actors need to learn their cues to make sure their timing is right. A cue can also be a clue or reminder of something. Anytime someone has good timing, they're on cue.
柯林斯星级	★★★☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](戏剧或音乐表演的)提示，暗示，尾白 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. [oft with poss] The actors not performing sit at the side of the stage in full view, waiting for their cues... 还未轮到演出的演员坐在舞台旁边能看得一清二楚的地方，等待着他们的出场提示。 I had never known him miss a cue. 我从没见过他错过提示。 2 [VERB 动词]给(演员)暗示(或提示)；为…提示 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. [V n] He read the scene, with Seaton cueing him. 在西顿的提示下，他念了这一场的台词。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]暗示；提示；信号 If you say that something that happens is a cue for an action, you mean that people start doing that action when it happens. [oft N for n] That was the cue for several months of intense bargaining... 那意味着几个月的激烈谈判开始了。 That was Nicholas's cue to ask for another chocolate chip cookie. 那表示尼古拉斯还想要一块巧克力曲奇。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词](台球等的)球杆 A cue is a long, thin wooden stick that is used to hit the ball in games such as snooker, billiards, and pool. Their youngest brother was nine when he picked up a cue for the first time. 他们最年轻的弟弟第一次玩台球时才9岁。 5 [PHRASE 短语]恰好在这时；就在这时候 If you say that something happened on cue or as if on cue, you mean that it happened just when it was expected to happen, or just at the right time. Kevin arrived right on cue to care for Harry... 凯文到的正是时候，可以照顾哈丽。 'It's almost eight o'clock.' As if on cue the bell in the chapel began to toll for Matins. “快8点了。”恰好在这时小教堂晨祷的钟声敲响了。 6 [PHRASE 短语]模仿…的样子做；学…的样 If you take your cue from someone or something, you do something similar in a particular situation. [V inflects] Taking his cue from his companion, he apologized for his earlier display of temper. 他也学着像同伴那样，为先前发脾气道歉。
来源	2015.5

Cue N Count 可数名词 Performer Stick Pool Reminder Hit