cue

英 [kjuː] 美 [kjuː]

• n. 暗示；提示；信号；（台球的）球杆
• vt. 给 ... 提示；把 ... 插入演出

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]尾白,提示

   (especially in a play) a word, phrase, or action that is the signal for the next person to speak or act

2. [C]暗示,暗号,指示

   an action, event, etc.that provides a signal for sth to be done or a standard that can be copied

v. (动词)

1. vt. 向…发出指示信号

   give a sign to be ready to do sth

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 暗示，提示，指示
2. 线索
3. 【戏】尾白
4. 【撞球】球杆
5. 信号，暗号
6. 角色
7. 排队
8. 发辫
9. 尾，尾状物

v. 动词

1. 给（某人）暗示，给...提示
2. 把...插入演出
3. 向…发出指示信号
4. 排队
5. 用球杆击打

英英释义

Noun:

1. an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech

2. evidence that helps to solve a problem

3. a stimulus that provides information about what to do

4. sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards

Verb:

1. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. When I nod my head, that's your cue to interrupt the meeting.
   我一点头，就是暗示你把会议中断。
2. The actor picked up his cue with effect.
   演员对他所得到的提示迅速地作出了反应，效果良好。
3. The horses reacted as if on cue.
   马像得了信号一样地起了反应。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Can you cue me when you want me to begin speaking?
   你要我开始讲话时能给我暗示一下吗?
2. I'll cue you in by nodding my head.
   我一点头

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The actor missed his cue and came onto the stage late.
   这演员错过了向他发出的提示,上场晚了。
2. I wasn't sure what to do, so I took my cue from the person sitting next to me.
   我不敢肯定该怎样做,所以就模仿邻座那个人的行动。
3. The fall in interest rates may be a cue for an upturn in consumer spending.
   利率的下降可能暗示消费的上升。
4. When she coughs, it's my cue to come onto the stage.
   她一咳嗽,就是给我暗号出场。
5. Follow my cue.
   照我的样子做。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The studio manager will cue you in when it's your turn to sing.
   轮到你唱的时候,演播室经理会向你发出暗示。

经典引文

• An actor who dries up on the crucial cue for which the scene is waiting.

  出自： M. Renault

• Cued by my mention of some of the great names, he went off into a bout of marvellous total recall.

  出自： A. Cooke

常用短语

用作名词 (n.)

on cue

就在这个时候 at exactly the appropriate or expected moment

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• catch cue 得到暗示
• follow cue 按指点
• give cue 给暗示
• miss cue 错过暗示

～+介词

• cue in 在暗示
• cue on 恰好在这个时候

近反义词

【近义词】

• signal 信号
• hint 暗示
• clue 线索
• key 键
• prompt 迅速的
• remind 使想起
• lead 引导
• show 证明
• indicate 指示
• nod 点头
• sign 手势
• indication 指示
• reminder 提醒物
• refresh （使）恢复精神...
• queue 长队
• discriminative stimulus 识别的刺激
• clew 线团
• cue stick 球杆