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| 1 | something that an actor does or says as a signal to another actor to do or say something （演员之间的）提示，信号 |
| | 1a | an event , action , or statement that tells someone indirectly that they should do something 暗示 | | +for Greg’ s arrival seemed to be the cue for everyone to get up and start dancing. 格雷格的到来似乎暗示大家该起来跳舞了。 | | a cue to do sth I took her tired face as my cue to leave. 我把她那疲惫的脸色看作我该离开的暗示。 | |
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| 2 | a long thin stick that you use for hitting the ball in games such as snooker and pool （台球的）球杆 |
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| - | (right) on cue often humorous
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| at exactly the right moment , or exactly when you expect |
| 就在这时；恰好在此时 |
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| Just as we’ re leaving, right on cue, the kids say they need the toilet. 不早不晚，就在我们要离开之时，孩子们说他们要上厕所。 |
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| - | take your cue from sb
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| to behave in the same way as someone else , because you think that is the right thing to do |
| 学某人的样 |
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