词汇 | cue |
释义 | cue noun [ C ] uk/kjuː/ us/kjuː/ (SIGNAL) (戏剧或电影中用来暗示演员开始说或做某事的)尾白,提示 a word or action in a play or film that is used as a signal by a performer to begin saying or doing something 暗示;信号 a signal for someone to do something [ + to infinitive ] They started washing up, so that was our cue to leave the party. 他们开始洗刷碗碟了,这就是暗示我们该离开聚会了。 on cue 恰恰在这时,正好在此时 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. 我正纳闷萨拉去哪了,恰在这时,她就进来了。 I was talking to Betty about our first aid course when, as if on cue, a man in front of us fainted. She mentioned her many admirers and right on cue, a handsome young man appeared at the door. I had just sat down for lunch when, right on cue, the fire alarm went off. "It's too dangerous" she insisted, and almost on cue, the sound of an explosion could be heard. take your cue from someone 照…的样子做;模仿…;仿效… 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. 她紧盯着他的嘴唇,照他的吩咐行事。 He should have taken his cue from his team captain, who remained low-key and dignified. He had no idea which fork to use from his place setting and took his cue from his neighbour. His statement on the anthrax case was ridiculed, but he insists he was taking his cue from the experts. You should take a cue from your mother and try to enjoy life a bit. (STICK) (台球等撞球游戏的)球杆 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 Idiom take your cue from something/someoneidiom 深受…的影响 to be strongly influenced by something or someone The architects took their cue for the design of the new hotel from the nearby banks. 建筑师们对新旅馆的设计深受附近银行建筑的影响。 cue verb [ T ] uk/kjuː/ us/kjuː/ cueing | cued (also cue in) 提示;暗示 to give someone a signal to do something With a nod of his head, the drummer cued the lead singer in. 鼓手点了一下头,暗示领唱开始。 |
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