an action or event that is a signal for somebody to do something 暗示；提示；信號 - cue (for something)
Jon's arrival was a cue for more champagne. 喬恩一來就意味着要喝更多的香槟酒了。 - cue to do something
I think that's my cue to explain why I'm here. 我想這就是要我解釋一下我爲什麽到這裏來。
Homophones cue | queuecue queue- cue noun
I took this as my cue to leave. 我認爲這是我離開的暗示。
- queue noun
There was a long queue at the ticket office. 售票處前排了很長的隊。
- queue verb
I had to queue for ages before it was my turn. 輪到我之前，我不得不排了很久的隊。
Extra ExamplesHer husband took his cue, and said that it was time for them to leave. 她的丈夫心領神會，提出他們該離開了。 This remark provided the cue for the crowd to start jeering. 這句話提示觀衆該發出嘲笑聲了。 This was the cue for him to come into the room. 這是讓他進房間的信號。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- visual
- wait for
- follow
- take
- …
- on cue
- cue for
- right on cue
- take your cue from somebody/something
- cue (for something)
- cue (to do something)
a few words or an action in a play that is a signal for another actor to do something （戲劇的）提示，暗示，尾白 She stood in the wings and waited for her cue to go on. 她站在舞台側面等待着出場的提示。 She had not yet been given the cue to go on to the stage. 她還沒得到登台的提示。
WordfinderTopics Film and theatreb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- visual
- wait for
- follow
- take
- …
- on cue
- cue for
- right on cue
- take your cue from somebody/something
a long wooden stick with a leather tip, used for hitting the ball in the games of billiards, pool and snooker （台球等的）球杆，彈子棒 
Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 mid 16th cent.: of unknown origin. noun sense 3 mid 18th cent. (denoting a long plait or pigtail): variant of queue.
Idioms
(right) on cue
take your cue from somebody/something