| 单词 | cue |
| 例句 | cue noun •the blinking blue light is my cue to lower the volume:signal, sign, indication, prompt, reminder | nod, word, gesture.USAGE cue, queue Though pronounced the same, these words have different meanings. Cue = (1) a signal to begin; a hint; or (2) a stick used in billiards, pool, or shuffleboard. Queue = (1) a line of people or things waiting their turn; or (2) a hanging braid of hair. Not surprisingly, the two are sometimes confused—e.g.: • “Like most birds, teal don't start their migration based on air temperatures, but take their queue [read cue ] to head south from the shortening hours of daylight.” ( Times-Picayune [New Orleans]; Sept. 25, 1994.) • “People were forced to stand in long cues [read queues ] at five emergency water stations in Amagasaki.” ( Daily Yomiuri [English language/Japan]; Jan. 19, 1995.) To cue up a videotape, an audiotape, or a compact disc is to have it ready for playing at a particular point—e.g.: “His brother cued up the tape, the rousing theme song from ‘Rocky.’ ( Hartford Courant; Sept. 17, 1996.) To queue up is to line up—e.g.: “Florida State students queued up for probably the most prized ticket they would ever use.” ( Sports Illustrated; Dec. 2, 1996.) The braid of hair is spelled queue, not cue —e.g.: “Instructed by French dancing masters in the stately steps and deep curtsies of the minuet, the young men had indeed to mind their pieds (feet) and queues (pigtails) to keep from losing their balance or their huge wigs.” ( Press-Enterprise [Riverside, CA]; Nov. 15, 1995.).Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage. |
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