cue

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. (在戲劇或音樂表演中提示表演者說話、演奏或動作的) 提示

The actors not performing sit at the side of the stage in full view, waiting for their cues. 未表演的男演員們坐在舞臺邊，對舞臺一覽無余，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(fā)事件

That was the cue for several months of intense bargaining. 此事觸發(fā)了此后數(shù)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. (臺球等所用的) 球桿

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. (為下一位演員) 提示

He read the scene, with Seaton cueing him. 在西頓提示下，他朗誦了這一場的臺詞。

5. V-T to drive (a ball) with a cue (用球桿)擊球