新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

cue

英  [kjuː]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    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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