cue
翻译
提示, 暗示, 信号, (台球)球杆
例句
The actor missed his cue to enter the stage.
那位演员错过了他上场的提示。
He chose a new cue for the billiards game.
他为台球比赛选了一根新球杆。
语法模式
((a cue)) ((for sb./sth.)) ((to-inf)) (某人做某事的)提示. The director gave the actor a cue to begin.
((take one's cue)) ((from sb./sth.)) 从…得到暗示. I took my cue from his silence and left.
近义词
同义词: signal, prompt, hint, sign.
词源
“信号”的含义来自字母“Q”,是拉丁语“quando”(何时)的缩写,用于剧本中。台球杆的含义来自法语“queue”(尾巴)。
记忆技巧
记住两个主要含义:一个是信号(就像在排队(queue)等待轮到你),另一个是台球杆。它们是同音异形异义词。