新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

cue

英 [kjuː]

[NOUN, VERB]

词汇频率：

NOUN. 名词

cues
1. [C 可数名词] （在戏剧或音乐表演中提示表演者说话、演奏或动作的）提示
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.
双语例句
例：
The actors not performing sit at the side of the stage in full view, waiting for their cues.
未表演的男演员们坐在舞台边可以看得一清二楚的地方，等待着商场的提示。
2. [C 可数名词] 触发事件
If you say that something that happens is a cue for an action, you mean that people start doing that action when it happens.
双语例句
例：
That was the cue for several months of intense bargaining.
此事触发了此后数月激烈的讨价还价。
3. [C 可数名词] （台球等所用的）球杆
A cue is a long, thin wooden stick that is used to hit the ball in games such as billiards, pool, and snooker.

VERB. 动词

cues , cueing , cued
1. [T 及物动词] （为下一位演员）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.
双语例句
例：
He read the scene, with Seaton cueing him.
在西顿提示下，他朗诵了这一场的台词。

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