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单词 miscue
释义 mis·cue
I. \“+\ noun
Etymology: mis- (I) + cue (n.)
1.
 a. : a faulty stroke in billiards in which the cue tip slips off the cue ball
  < nearly ruins a billiard table with a miscue — Hamilton Basso >
 b. : an error or misplay in other games (as baseball)
  < has learned to bottle up his anger over a strikeout or a miscueTime >
2. : mistake : slip
 < the slightest miscue hurtling him down six stories to the back yard — E.D.Radin >
 < a few miscues in the landing of certain units — Infantry Journal >
II. intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to make a miscue in billiards
  < got the off-the-cushion cannon but then miscuedBilliard Player >
 b. : to make an error or mistake
  < typical of official miscuing were the statements … made throughout the week — Time >
2. : to miss a stage cue : to answer a wrong cue
 < miscued and collided with an actor entering from the right >
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