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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6463 COCA: 4874

cue

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Related topics: Other games
cue1 /kjuː/ ●○○ noun [countableC] → queue
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.
我們的成功給了其他公司一個信號，就是一定要有新的投資。
somebody’s cue to do something
I think that’s my cue to explain why I’m here.
我想那是要我解釋一下爲什麽我在這裏。
2  SIGN/INDICATIONa word, phrase, or action in a play that is a signal for the next person to speak or act 〔戲劇中暗示下一位演員接言或出場的〕尾白，提示
She stood nervously in the wings waiting for her cue.
她緊張地站在台側等待出場的提示。
miss your cue (=not speak or act when you are supposed to) 沒有對暗示作出反應
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.
天氣就在這時起了變化。
As if on cue, Sam arrived.
像是接到信號似的，薩姆剛好到了。
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(right/as if) on cue• The boys slashed, jumped, and shouted with enthusiasm and on cue.• And, on cue, he heard the sound of hoofbeats ` on the wind.• Dead on cue the runner hurries over to Eli to answer his question.• And, as if on cue, I did.• The sky, as if on cue, was overcast.• She passed a couple of groundskeepers, who turned as if on cue for a second look.• She should have become angry with him for his persistence, on cue, but for some reason she didn't.• Right on cue, a butterfly flew up to the plants we were looking at and landed!
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 學某人的樣
With interest rates, the smaller banks will take their cue from the Federal Bank.
在利率方面，小銀行會仿效聯邦銀行。
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take your cue from somebody• I took my cue from her, surviving the eulogy by neatly disconnecting myself from what was said.• McGee, who had clearly been primed, did not move and Julia took her cue from him.• Maybe the academy membership took its cues from the small panel that decided the nominees in the top four categories.• But there was change in the air: one woman began to study and others took their cue from her.• The salesman controls the timing of a sale, but he should take his cues from the buyer.• They speculated, taking their cues from the beliefs of many religions, that mind would eventually free itself from matter.• Musically, things take their cues from the staging s unsettling tone.• We take our cue from our leaders.• The woman takes her cue from the guy eventually.
5. pool_table.jpg 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 見圖 POOL →5 see picture at 見圖 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 [transitiveT]
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.
該你上場的時候，制作經理會提示你的。
2 cue something ↔ up phrasal verbphr v 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〔盒式磁帶、錄像帶或激光唱片等〕轉到所需位置
The DVD player's cued up and ready to go!
錄像帶已經到位，可以開始了！
Examples from the Corpus
cue up• Best to sit back and cue him up for the one-liners.
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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
cue1 nouncue2 verb
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6463 COCA: 4874
cue

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + CUE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤visual看得見的提示VERB + CUE➤wait for等待提示▸➤follow, take明白暗示◇Her husband took his cue, and said that it was time for them to leave.她的丈夫心領神會，提出他們該離開了。➤miss未注意到提示▸➤give sb, provide提示某人；給出提示◇She had not yet been given the cue to go on to the stage.她還沒得到登台的提示。◇This remark provided the cue for the crowd to start jeering.這句話提示觀眾該發出嘲笑聲了。PREPOSITION➤on cue接到信號就◇I can't just cry on cue!我不會說哭就哭！➤cue for⋯的信號◇This was the cue for him to come into the room.這是讓他進房間的信號。PHRASES➤right on cue就在這時候◇Ella came in right on cue, just as they were being rude about her.正當他們在說些對埃拉失禮的話時，她湊巧進來了。➤take your cue from sb/sth模仿⋯◇They all took their cue from their leader.他們都效仿他們的領導。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6463 COCA: 4874
cue noun
⇨ signal
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 6463 COCA: 4874

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