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单词 cue
释义

cuenoun [ C ]

uk/kjuː/us/kjuː/

cue noun [ C ] (SIGNAL)

a word or action in a play or film that is used as a signal by a performer to begin saying or doing something

a signal for someone to do something:

[ + to infinitive ] They started washing up, so that was our cue to leave the party.
on cue

If something happens on cue, it happens just after someone has said or thought it would happen:

I was just wondering where Sarah was, when, right on cue, she came in.
take your cue from sb

to take notice of someone's words or behaviour so that you know what you should do:

She watched his lips carefully and took her cue from him.

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Cinema & theatre: casting, roles & scripts

  • bill
  • billing
  • bit part
  • cameo
  • cast
  • casting couch
  • dame
  • dramatis personae
  • dramatize
  • opposite
  • pantomime horse
  • principal boy
  • role
  • script
  • scripted
  • scriptwriter
  • supporting
  • theatre
  • walk-on part
  • write sb out of sth

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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

At the right time
Planning, expecting and arranging
Paying attention and being careful

cue noun [ C ] (STICK)

a long, thin wooden pole with a small piece of leather at one end, used for hitting the ball in games such as billiards or snooker

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Snooker, pool & billiards

  • baize
  • billiards
  • break
  • cue ball
  • frame
  • pocket
  • pool
  • pot
  • rack
  • shoot
  • snooker
  • triangle

Idiom(s)

take your cue from sth/sb

cueverb [ T ]

uk/kjuː/us/kjuː/present participle cueing, past tense and past participle cued also cue in

to give someone a signal to do something:

With a nod of his head, the drummer cued the lead singer in.

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Gestures & gesturing

  • air punch
  • air quotes
  • bat
  • beckon
  • blow
  • bob
  • body language
  • finger
  • gesture
  • give sb the finger idiom
  • inclination
  • mooning
  • motion
  • namaskar
  • nod
  • non-verbal
  • pump
  • pump sb's hand idiom
  • wave sb off
  • wave sb/sth down

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