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cue1 /kjuː/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1  SIGN/INDICATIONan action or event that is a signal for something else to happen 提示，暗示cue for Our success was the cue for other companies to press ahead with new investment. 我们的成功给了其他公司一个信号，就是一定要有新的投资。somebody’s cue to do something I think that’s my cue to explain why I’m here. 我想那是要我解释一下为什么我在这里。2  SIGN/INDICATIONa word, phrase, or action in a play that is a signal for the next person to speak or act 〔戏剧中暗示下一位演员接言或出场的〕尾白，提示 She stood nervously in the wings waiting for her cue. 她紧张地站在台侧等待出场的提示。miss your cue (=not speak or act when you are supposed to) 没有对暗示作出反应3  (right/as if) on cue ON/ON TOP OFhappening or done at exactly the right moment 恰好，正好 And then, on cue, the weather changed. 天气就在这时起了变化。 As if on cue, Sam arrived. 像是接到信号似的，萨姆刚好到了。4  take your cue from somebody COPYto use someone else’s actions or behaviour to show you what you should do or how you should behave 学某人的样 With interest rates, the smaller banks will take their cue from the Federal Bank. 在利率方面，小银行会仿效联邦银行。5. DGSa long straight wooden stick used for hitting the ball in games such as billiards and pool 〔台球等的〕球杆 →4  See picture of 见图 POOL →5 see picture at 见图 pool1

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cue• He was irritated when a cue to speak interrupted his imagining.• There are cues that signify congestion.• Use the leash to give the dog cues about what you want him to do.• The woman takes her cue from the guy eventually.• Black, taking his cue from the darkness, stands up from his spot and extends his hand to Blue.• Some people can cope with hearing loss by using other cues to meaning.• The idea is to see if the terms on which bargainers settle can be influenced by such cues.• The audience will take cues from you.• Thus the cues of subordinates, peers, supervisors, family and friends become important triggers to arousal.• The cue maker then carefully chooses and seasons the wood, before tapering and sanding it down on a lathe.somebody’s cue to do something• He was irritated when a cue to speak interrupted his imagining.• However, they are probably too infrequent to provide hearers with cues to ethnicity.• I took my cue to go, and left without a backward glance or wave.• It was hard to tell whether Greene was giving cues to the crowd or taking them from it.• Nice touches include steam vents that cast lingering clouds over the courses and new audio cues to warn of danger.• The children are encouraged to use frustrating experiences as a cue to employ the turtle reaction.• The system involves classifying lip-patterns which look alike and providing cues to disambiguate them.• The words sounded like an impending cue to announce his lecture, but Stafford had only spoken for twenty-eight minutes.miss your cue• As soon as anyone misses their cue they return to number one and all those below the number move up one.cue2 verb [transitive]  1 SIGN/INDICATIONto give someone a sign that it is the right moment for them to speak or do something, especially during a performance 〔尤指在表演中〕提示 The studio manager will cue you when it’s your turn to come on. 该你上场的时候，制作经理会提示你的。2 cue something ↔ up phrasal verb to make a record, CD, DVD etc be exactly in the position you want it to be in, so that you can play something immediately when you are ready 把〔盒式磁带、录像带或激光唱片等〕转到所需位置 The DVD player's cued up and ready to go! 录像带已经到位，可以开始了！→ See Verb table

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cue• Best to sit back and cue him up for the one-liners.• It takes a trained and sensitive therapist to cue in to your personal needs.• I didn't have a solid grasp of myself - I depended on other people and surroundings to cue me.• The child's behaviour may then cue the adult as to how successful was the initial interpretation.• It was still 1-1 after extra time, so cue the dreaded penalty shootout.• When the sun goes down, the eyes cue the gland to start pumping melatonin.• This will cue the waiter to refill it.Origin cue1 1. (1500-1600) Probably from qu, short form of Latin quando “when”, used as a direction in actors' copies of plays. 2. (1700-1800) French queue “tail, cue”, from Latin cauda

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cue¹ /kjuː/ noun [countable]1. an action or event that is a signal for something else to happen
    cue for
    Our success was the cue for other companies to press ahead with new investment.
    sb’s cue to do something
    I think that’s my cue to explain why I’m here.
2. a word, phrase, or action in a play that is a signal for the next person to speak or act:
    She stood nervously in the wings waiting for her cue.
    miss your cue (=not speak or act when you are supposed to)
3. (right/as if) on cue happening or done at exactly the right moment:
    And then, on cue, the weather changed.
    As if on cue, Sam arrived.
4. take your cue from somebody to use someone else’s actions or behaviour to show you what you should do or how you should behave:
    With interest rates, the smaller banks will take their cue from the Federal Bank.
5.
  a long straight wooden stick used for hitting the ball in games such as billiards and pool

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cue² verb [transitive]
to give someone a sign that it is the right moment for them to speak or do something, especially during a performance:
    The studio manager will cue you when it’s your turn to come on.
     
cue something ↔ up phrasal verb
  to make a cassette, video, or CD be exactly in the position you want it to be in, so that you can play something immediately when you are ready:
    The videotape’s cued up and ready to go!