cue

名词 cue:

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
   同义词：clue, clew
3. a stimulus that provides information about what to do
   同义词：discriminative stimulus
4. sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards
   同义词：cue stick, pool cue, pool stick

动词 cue:

1. assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
   同义词：prompt, remind

1. Actors have to learn their cues (ie the last words of the speeches just before their own speeches) as well as their own lines.
   演员不仅要记住台词，还要记住其他演员的暗示。
2. 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。
3. I'll cue you in (ie give you a signal to start) by nodding my head.
   我一点头，你就开始。
4. He said she would be back very soon and, right on cue, she walked in.
   他说她很快就回来，说著说著，她走进来了。

cue

n.（名词）
Games A long tapered rod with a leather tip used to strike the cue ball in billiards and pool.
【游戏】 球杆：在桌球戏和落袋台球戏中用来击球的细杆，其带有皮包头的一头逐渐变细
Games A long stick with a concave attachment at one end for shoving disks in shuffleboard.
【游戏】 推铲：一端带有凹头的长棒，用于在打圆盘游戏中推动圆盘
A queue of hair.
发辫
A line of waiting people or vehicles; a queue.
长队：排队等候的人或车辆的行列；长队
v.（动词）
cued,cu.ing,cues
v.tr.（及物动词）
Games To strike with a cue.
【游戏】 用球杆打击
To braid or twist (hair) into a queue.
编辫子：把（头发）编成辫子
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To form a line or queue.
形成队列，形成长队

来源：
Variant of queue
queue的变体

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cue 2

n.（名词）
A signal, such as a word or an action, used to prompt another event in a performance, such as an actor`s speech or entrance, a change in lighting, or a sound effect.
提示：一种信号，如一个词或一个动作，用来提示演出中的下一个项目，如某一演员的台词或入场、灯光的变化或者音响效果

A reminder or a prompting.
提示，提词
A hint or suggestion.
暗示，信号
Music
【音乐】
An extract from the music for another part printed, usually in smaller notes, within a performer`s part as a signal to enter after a long rest.
提示小节：在乐谱中为另一声部作准备的选段，通常用较小的字体印刷，在演奏部分之内，作为在长时间休息后另一声部进入的信号
A gesture by a conductor signaling the entrance of a performer or part.
提示手势：指挥示意某一表演者或声部进入时所作手势
Psychology A stimulus, either consciously or unconsciously perceived, that elicits or signals a type of behavior.
【心理学】 次要刺激：一种有意识或无意识感知的刺激，能引起或提示某种行为的发生
Archaic One`s assigned role or function.
【古语】 角色：某人指定的角色或职务
Archaic A mood; a disposition.
【古语】 情绪；性情
v.tr.（及物动词）
cued,cu.ing,cues
To give a cue to; signal or prompt.
给…以提示；信号，暗示
To insert or cause to be inserted into the sequence of a performance.
插入：在某一连续演出中插入或导致被插入

<常用词组>cue (someone) in
To give information or instructions to (a latecomer, for example).
提供信息，提供指示：给（后来者等）提供消息或指示
来源：
Perhaps from q, qu
可能源自 q, qu
abbreviation of Latin quandô [when]
拉丁语 quandô的缩写 [在…的时候]
[used for actors` copies of plays] * see k wo-
[用于演员的戏本] *参见 k wo-

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cue 3

n.（名词）
The letterq.
字母q