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- a thing said or done that serves as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or to begin their speech or performance（给演员或其他演出者的）提示, 暗示。
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- a signal for action（行动的）信号：
his success was the cue for the rest of Fleet Street to forge ahead.
他的成功是其余英国报界稳步前进的一个信号。
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- a piece of information or circumstance which aids the memory in retrieving details not recalled spontaneously（帮助唤起记忆的）起提示作用的情况。
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- Psychology a feature of something perceived that is used in the brain's interpretation of the perception【心理】线索：
expectancy is communicated both by auditory and visual cues.
期望既可以通过听觉线索也可以通过视觉线索得到传递。
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- a hint or indication about how to behave in particular circumstances（对在特定情况下应以何种方式行事的）示意, 暗示：
my teacher joked about such attitudes and I followed her cue.
老师开玩笑地谈起那些态度, 我领会了她的意思。
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- mass noun a facility for playing through an audio or video recording very rapidly until a desired starting point is reached选听（或选看）键。
(cues, cued, cueing 或 cuing)with obj.
1- give a cue to or for给…提示（或暗示）：
Ros and Guil, cued by Hamlet, also bow deeply.
罗斯和吉尔在哈姆雷特的暗示下也深深地鞠了个躬。
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- act as a prompt or reminder提醒：
have a list of needs and questions on paper to cue you.
将需要和问题列在纸上以提醒你。
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- set a piece of audio or video equipment in readiness to play (a particular part of the recorded material)使录音（或录像）设备处于播放（某部分录音或录像资料）的准备状态：
features make it easier to cue up a tape for editing.
特色制件使得播放某部分编辑带的状态设置更为容易。
短语
on cue
- at the correct moment恰好在这时候：
right on cue the door opened.
门就在此时此刻打开了。
take one's cue from
- follow the example or advice of学…的样; 听…的劝告：
McGee did not move and Julia took her cue from him.
麦吉没有动, 朱莉娅学着他的样。
词源
mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin.