cue

cue¹
noun

a thing said or done that serves as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or to begin their speech or performance
（让演员等开始说话或表演的）提示；暗示
■a signal for action
行动信号
his success was the cue for the rest of Fleet Street to forge ahead.
他的成功号召了英国报业界的其他人努力前进。
■a piece of information or circumstance which aids the memory in retrieving details not recalled spontaneously
（帮助唤起记忆的）提示信息；提示环境
■(Psychology)a feature of something perceived that is used in the brain's interpretation of the perception
(心理)线索
expectancy is communicated both by auditory and visual cues.
期望通过听觉和视觉线索得以传达。
■a hint or indication about how to behave in particular circumstances
（对特定环境下行为的）提示；暗示
my teacher joked about such attitudes and I followed her cue.
老师开玩笑地谈起那些看法，我领会了她的意思。
■[mass noun]a facility for playing through an audio or video recording very rapidly until a desired starting point is reached
提示器

(cues, cued, cueing 或 cuing)

[with obj.]give a cue to or for
提示；暗示
Ros and Guil, cued by Hamlet, also bow deeply.
罗斯和吉尔在哈姆雷特的暗示下，也深深地鞠了个躬。
■act as a prompt or reminder
作为提示；作为提醒
have a list of needs and questions on paper to cue you.
将需要和问题记在纸上以提醒你。
■set a piece of audio or video equipment in readiness to play (a particular part of the recorded material)
使放音或录像准备播放（录制材料的特定部分）
features make it easier to cue up a tape for editing.
专题节目使得备好磁带准备编辑更加容易。

常用词组
on cue

at the correct moment
恰是时候
right on cue the door opened.
门适时地开了。

take one's cue from

follow the example or advice of
学…的样；听从…的建议
McGee did not move and Julia took her cue from him.
麦吉没有动，朱莉娅也学他的样。

语源

mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin

cue²
noun

a long straight tapering wooden rod for striking the ball in snooker, billiards, etc.
（台球等的）球杆

(cues, cued, cueing 或 cuing)

[no obj.]use such a rod to strike the ball
用球杆击

派生
cueist
noun

(rare 罕).)

语源

mid 18th cent. (denoting a long plait or pigtail): variant of queue

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