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(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.
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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。
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I had never known him miss a cue.
我从没见过他错过提示。
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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.
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He read the scene, with Seaton cueing him.
在西顿的提示下，他念了这一场的台词。
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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.
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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。
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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。
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(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.
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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。
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PHRASE
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.
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Kevin arrived right on cue to care for Harry...
凯文到的正是时候，可以照顾哈丽。
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'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。
- Noun
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1. an actor's line that immediately precedes and serves as a reminder for some action or speech
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2. evidence that helps to solve a problem
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3. a stimulus that provides information about what to do
- synonym： discriminative stimulus
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4. sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
- synonym： cue stick，pool cue，pool stick
- Verb
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1. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
- 1. He often takes his cue from the boss.
- 他总是看上司的眼色行事。
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 2. He said his mother would be back very soon and, right on cue, she walked in.
- 他说他妈妈很快回来，说着说着，她走进来了。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. 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。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. 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的。
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 5. When she coughs, it's my cue to come onto the stage.
- 她一咳嗽，就是给我暗号出场。
来自《简明英汉词典》
