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n
1 ~ (for sth/to do sth) thing said or done to signal sb's turn to say or do sth, esp in a theatrical or other performance 提示, 暗示（尤指戏剧等演出中对某人起暗示作用的道白或动作）
*Actors have to learn their cues (ie the last words of the speeches just before their own speeches) as well as their own lines. 演员不仅要记住台词, 还要记住其他演员的暗示.
* When I nod my head, that's your cue to interrupt the meeting. 我一点头, 就是暗示你把会议中断.
* (fig 比喻) And they all lived happily ever afterwards which sounds like the cue (ie an appropriate moment) for a song. 从此以後他们全都过上了幸福的生活--这句话听起来像是舞台提示, 说完就开始唱歌.
2 example of how to behave, what to do, etc （行为、行动等的）榜样
*take one's cue from sb, ie be guided by the way sb does sth 照某人的样子去做
* 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.
3 (idm 习语) (right) on cue at exactly the appropriate or expected moment 就在这时候
*He said she would be back very soon and, right on cue, she walked in. 他说她很快就回来, 说着说着, 她走进来了.

v (pres p cueing) [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sb (in) give a cue to sb (to do sth) 提示, 暗示某人（做某事）
*I'll cue you in (ie give you a signal to start) by nodding my head. 我一点头, 你就开始.

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n long tapering leather-tipped stick used for striking the ball in snooker, billiards, etc （打台球用的）球杆. =>illus at snooker 见snooker之插图.