cue

• n. 提示，暗示；线索
• vt. 给…暗示
• n. (Cue)人名；(西)库埃

1.暗示，来自拉丁语quando,何时，来自PIE*kwa,疑问指示词干，词源同when,how,what. 2.台球杆，来自queue,尾巴。

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

3. a stimulus that provides information about what to do

4. sports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiards

cue

cue: Cue has several meanings in English, and it is not clear whether they can all be considered to be the same word. In the case of ‘pigtail’ and ‘billiard stick’, both of which appeared in the 18th century, cue is clearly just a variant spelling of queue, but although cue ‘actor’s prompt’ [16] has been referred by some to the same source (on the grounds that it represents the ‘tail’ – from French queue ‘tail’ – of the previous actor’s speech) there is no direct evidence for this.

Another suggestion is that it represents qu, an abbreviation of Latin quando ‘when’ which was written in actor’s scripts to remind them when to come in.
=> queue

cue (v.)

1928, from cue (n.1). Related: Cued, cueing.

cue (n.1)

"stage direction," 1550s, from Q, which was used 16c., 17c. in stage plays to indicate actors' entrances, probably as an abbreviation of Latin quando "when" (see quandary) or a similar Latin adverb. Shakespeare's printed texts have it as both Q and cue.

cue (n.2)

"billiard stick," 1749, variant of queue (n.). Cue ball first recorded 1881.

I think that things have become very gloomy these days, lots of misunderstanding, misleading cues, a lot of what the ancients would have called sophistry ( ' , 诡 辩 ).

出自-2016年6月阅读原文

These make alcohol less easy to get and reduce the number of psychological cues to drink.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

But taking a cue from health experts, a group of 19 restaurant companies are pledging to offer more-healthful menu options for children at a time when concern is growing over the role of fast food in childhood obesity(肥胖症).

出自-2012年12月听力原文

But the artistic part of negotiation I think has to do with responding immediately to cues one gets in the process of negotiation.

出自-2012年12月听力原文

These can be verbal cues or even body language

出自-2012年12月听力原文

Look for cues about how others perceive you.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

Jon's arrival was a cue for more champagne.

乔恩一来就意味着要喝更多的香槟酒了。

牛津词典

I think that's my cue to explain why I'm here.

我想这就是要我解释一下我为什么到这里来。

牛津词典

She stood in the wings and waited for her cue to go on.

她站在舞台侧面等待着出场的提示。

牛津词典

‘Where is that boy? ’ As if on cue, Simon appeared in the doorway.

“那男孩在哪里？”西蒙像是接到了信号一样刚好出现在门口。

牛津词典

Investors are taking their cue from the big banks and selling dollars.

投资者效法大银行卖出美元。

牛津词典

Can you cue me when you want me to begin speaking?

你要我开始讲话时能给我暗示一下吗？

牛津词典

Kevin arrived right on cue to care for Harry...

凯文到的正是时候，可以照顾哈丽。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

'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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Taking his cue from his companion, he apologized for his earlier display of temper.

他也学着像同伴那样，为先前发脾气道歉。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He read the scene, with Seaton cueing him.

在西顿的提示下，他念了这一场的台词。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I had never known him miss a cue.

我从没见过他错过提示。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

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。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

This is your cue image, the one that we'll swish soon.

这就是你的线索图像, 等一下我们用它来飙换.

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The fall in interest rates may be a cue for an increase in consumer spending.

利率下调可能意味着消费的升温.

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I'm an actor, and any actor worth his saIt can cry on cue.

你要知道,我是个专业演员所有演员都能在自我暗示下哭起来.

电影对白

I'll cue you in by nodding my head.

我一点头,你就开始.

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That will help you understand how your legs should similarly take their cue from whole stroke.

这样会帮助你体会如何使用你的双腿,类似地迎合源自你腰腹的蝶动力量.

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But in general, Americans these days take their cue from books like How to Aoid Housework.

但一般而言, 美国人今天已会向[如何避免家务]这类的书来求救.

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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.

辞典例句

The result shows that objective lingual cue affects memory effect.

结果显示,客观语言提示影响人的记忆效果.

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The soldiers took their cue from the general and began to fight with great bravery.

士兵们按照将军的指示,开始勇敢地进行战斗.

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Should avoid set the temperature falls short of the minimum value for the cue for procedure.

应避免在设定温度未达到最低值的升温过程操作.

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