| 释义 |
[/kjuː; kju/] n 用法:
1 ~ (for sth/to do sth) thing said or done to signal sb's turn to say or do sth, esp in a theatrical or other performance 提示, 暗示（尤指戏剧等演出中对某人起暗示作用的道白或动作）:
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. *
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. *
(fig 比喻) And they all lived happily ever afterwards which sounds like the cue (ie an appropriate moment) for a song. 从此以後他们全都过上了幸福的生活--这句话听起来像是舞台提示, 说完就开始唱歌. 用法:
2 example of how to behave, what to do, etc （行为、 行动等的）榜样:
take one's cue from sb, ie be guided by the way sb does sth 照某人的样子去做 *
Follow her cue, and one day you'll be a great scholar. 你以她为榜样, 总有一天会成为博学之士. 用法:
3 (idm 习语) (right) on cue at exactly the appropriate or expected moment 就在这时候:
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 2
v (pres p cueing) [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb (in) give a cue to sb (to do sth) 提示, 暗示某人（做某事）:
I'll cue you in (ie give you a signal to start) by nodding my head. 我一点头, 你就开始. cue 3
[/kjuː; kju/] n long tapering leather-tipped stick used for striking the ball in snooker, billiards, etc （打台球用的）球杆. =>illus at snooker 见snooker之插图. |