1 a word or movement that is the signal for sb else to say or do sth, especially in a play 提示,暗示(尤指戏剧中提示某人说什么话或做什么动作):
When Julia puts the tray on the table, that's your cue to come on stage.朱莉娅把托盘放在桌上,就是你要出场的提示。
2 an example of how to behave 榜样:
I'm not sure how to behave at a Japanese wedding, so I'll take my cue fromthe hosts.我不懂日本婚礼的规矩,所以我处处学主人家的样子。
3 a long, thin wooden stick used to hit the ball in some games that are played on a special table (snooker)and(billiards) (玩台球等用的)球杆
☞picture at pool and sport 见pool及sport插图
(right) on cue at exactly the moment expected 恰好在这个时候:
Just as I was starting to worry about Stan, he phoned right on cue.我正开始为斯坦担心的时候,他恰好打来了电话。
cue/kju; kjuː/n [C] 1 an action or event that is a signal for something else to happen 暗示﹐提示: +for That was a cue for us to leave. 那是叫我们走的暗示。2 a word or action in a play that tells an actor to do something〔戏剧中暗示演员做某事的〕尾白﹐提示: Tony waited nervously for his cue. 托尼紧张地等着提示。3 (right/as if) on cue happening at exactly the right moment 恰好这个时候﹐就在这时: As if on cue, Sam came in. 恰好此时萨姆走了进来。4 take your cue from sb to copy what someone else does because they do it correctly 模仿某人﹐学某人的样 5 a long straight wooden stick used to hit the ball in games such as SNOOKER 〔台球等的〕球杆