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cue

/kyoo/US // kyu //UK // (kjuː) //

提示,提示语,提示牌,球杆

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action: An off-stage door slam was his cue to enter.
    • : anything that excites to action; stimulus.
    • : a hint; intimation; guiding suggestion.
    • : the part a person is to play; a prescribed or necessary course of action.
    • : a sensory signal used to identify experiences, facilitate memory, or organize responses.
    • : Archaic. frame of mind; mood.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    cued, cu·ing.

    • : to provide with a cue or indication; give a cue to; prompt: Will you cue me on my lines?
    • : to insert, or direct to come in, in a specific place in a musical or dramatic performance: to cue in a lighting effect.
    • : to search for and reach.

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Examples

  • It prepares them for adulthood, when there are fewer cues to self-advocate.

  • This might make them more likely to notice the differences between new and familiar toys, and to attend to the verbal cue associated with them.

  • Strenger, a client support specialist, later told me the companies’ co-founders took their aesthetic cues from Pokémon.

  • Cumulatively, the report notes, human-produced noise can mask “environmental cues indicating the presence of prey and predators, resulting in loss of social cohesion, missed opportunities for feeding, or failure to avoid a predator.”

  • In the hands of a stronger writer, Malcolm & Marie could have taken its cues from great theater two-handers, duets designed to showcase their actors.

  • Cue heartbroken Galavant engorging himself on booze and mutton back home.

  • The blast was a stupefying white flash followed by a body-shaking howl, and it was the cue for a maelstrom of metallic shrieks.

  • She did not weep on cue in public when Monteith died, or seek sympathy.

  • Affleck, as if on cue, challenged Harris: “Are you the person who understands the officially codified doctrine of Islam?”

  • Cue a series of shots of these veteran actors dusting off their best revenge faces.

  • "This organized conspiracy on your part," the capstan gurgled, taking his cue from the mast.

  • Eliza, glancing at Miss Prall, took her cue and looked disdainful of the whole affair.

  • Next came Coronado, as happy as a disappointed burglar whose cue it is to congratulate the rescuing policeman.

  • He has quite a clerical look, and, if he hadn't, his voice would give the cue to his profession.

  • Others of the conspirators, however, took Fislar's bold cue and stoutly corroborated him.

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