Word · Frequency #6463
cue
提示；暗示
To give someone a signal to do something.
- 1.
To give someone a cue signal.
给某人提示信号
- 2.
To take aim on the cue ball with the cue and hit it.
用球杆瞄准母球并击打。
- 3.
To spark or provoke.
引发或激起。
- 4.
To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.
编成辫子；扭绞
激起；引发；用球杆击球；编成辫子；卷；给某人提示信号；用球杆瞄准母球并击打。
In use
The director cued the actor to begin his monologue.
The sound technician is cueing the lighting operator for the next scene.
The teacher cues the students to answer when she raises her hand.
Verb forms
base cue · third person cues · -ing cueing · past cued · past participle cued
规则变化
Connections
Collocations
- cue the music
- 提示音乐开始
- The director cued the music as the actors walked onto the stage.演员走上舞台时，导演提示音乐开始。
- cue the next speaker
- 提示下一位发言者开始发言
- The chairperson cued the next speaker with a slight nod.主持人轻轻点头，提示下一位发言者开始发言。
- cue the ball
- 用球杆击打母球
- He cued the ball too hard and it jumped off the table.他击打母球太用力，球弹出了球桌。
- cue a memory
- 唤起一段记忆
- The old song cued a happy memory from my childhood.那首老歌唤起了一段我童年的快乐回忆。
Idioms & figurative uses
- on cue
- 恰好在这时；适时地He arrived right on cue as we were about to leave.我们正要离开时，他恰好到了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cue 谐音字母 Q：台球桌上用 Q 杆（球杆）瞄准击球，也是一个提示信号。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：theatre rehearsal、film/TV shooting、live broadcast 作动词表示“给某人提示信号”时，多用于剧场、影视拍摄或直播等需要按流程提示的场合，属中性词；日常口语中较少这样用，更常说 remind 或 prompt。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 cue 押韵的词有 due, blue, clue, glue, few，它们都以 /uː/ 音结尾。其中 due, blue, clue, glue 也以 -ue 拼写，few 拼作 -ew。注意 cute 虽拼写以 cu- 开头，但读音为 /kjuːt/，最后有 /t/，不与 cue 押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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