cue

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT In the theatre or in a musical performance, a performer's cue is something another performer says or does that is a signal for them to begin speaking, playing, or doing something. (在戯劇或音樂表縯中提示表縯者說話、縯奏或動作的) 提示
The actors not performing sit at the side of the stage in full view, waiting for their cues. 未表縯的男縯員們坐在舞台邊，對舞台一覽無餘，他們等待著上場的提示。
2. N-COUNT If you say that something that happens is a cue for an action, you mean that people start doing that action when it happens. 觸發事件
That was the cue for several months of intense bargaining. 此事觸發了此後數月激烈的討價還價。
3. N-COUNT A cue is a long, thin wooden stick that is used to hit the ball in games such as billiards, pool, and snooker. (台球等所用的) 球杆
4. V-T If one performer cues another, they say or do something which is a signal for the second performer to begin speaking, playing, or doing something. (爲下一位縯員) 提示
He read the scene, with Seaton cueing him. 在西頓提示下，他朗誦了這一場的台詞。
5. V-T to drive (a ball) with a cue (用球杆)擊球