Word · Frequency #6463
cues
提示；信号；暗示
cues is the plural of cue.
A signal, event, or hint that tells someone to do something.
- 1.
The name of the Latin script letter Q/q.
拉丁字母Q/q的名称
- 2.
An action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something.
提示某人做某事的动作或事件。
- 3.
A straight tapering stick used to hit the balls in various games.
用于击球的直锥形杆,如台球杆
- 4.
The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an intimation for the next actor to speak; any word or words which serve to remind an actor to speak or to do something; a catchword.
演员台词的最后几个词,提示下一演员接话
- 5.
A marker or signal that triggers something, such as the start of an audio recording.
触发某事(如开始音频录制)的标记或信号。
- 6.
A hint or intimation.
暗示或提示。
（台球等的）球杆；（戏剧中的）尾白；提示；（音频等的）提示信号；字母 Q/q 的名称；拉丁字母Q/q的名称
In use
The director gave a subtle cue to the actor to start speaking.
Taking a deep breath was his cue to begin the presentation.
Her partner's wink served as a cue for her to enter the room.
Connections
Collocations
- take one's cue from
- 从...中获取提示；效仿
- She took her cue from the manager's smile and began her presentation.她从经理的微笑中得到提示，开始了她的演示。
- on cue
- 恰好在这时（如信号般）
- Just as I was about to leave, the phone rang on cue.就在我正要离开时，电话恰如其时地响了。
- cue ball
- 台球中的母球（白球）
- He hit the cue ball too hard and it jumped off the table.他击打母球太重，导致球跳出了台面。
- cue stick
- 台球杆
- A good cue stick should be perfectly straight and balanced.一根好的台球杆必须笔直且平衡。
Idioms & figurative uses
- on cue
- 恰到好处地；就在那个时候The lights went out right on cue.灯光恰到好处地熄灭了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cue发音类似字母Q，想象台球桌上用球杆（cue）击球，就像在提示（cue）你该出手了。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: theatre, film, everyday conversation; note_zh: cue作为名词表示提示或线索时，使用场合非常广泛，从戏剧舞台到日常交流都很常见，因此选择中性语域。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常与介词 for, to, from 连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
queue is a homophone; due, few, new, blue, clue rhyme with cue (all end with the /uː/ sound). Be careful: 'cut' (/kʌt/), 'cube' (/kjuːb/), and 'cute' (/kjuːt/) look similar but differ in vowel or following consonant.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.