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单词 miscue
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miscue

1
[ mis-kyoo ]
/ mɪsˈkyu /
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noun

Sports. a failure to execute a play, stroke, or maneuver properly; an error.
Informal. a mistake.
Informal. to make a mistake.
Theater. to fail to answer one's cue or to answer another's cue.

verb (used with object), mis·cued, mis·cu·ing.

to give the wrong cue to.

Origin of miscue

1
First recorded in 1880–85; mis-1 + cue1

Words nearby miscue

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Definition for miscue (2 of 2)

miscue2
[ mis-kyoo ]
/ mɪsˈkyu /
Billiards, Pool.

noun

a stroke in which the cue fails to make solid contact with the cue ball.

verb (used without object), mis·cued, mis·cu·ing.

to make a miscue.

Origin of miscue

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First recorded in 1870–75; mis-1 + cue2
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British Dictionary definitions for miscue

miscue
/ (ˌmɪsˈkjuː) /

noun

billiards a faulty stroke in which the cue tip slips off the cue ball or misses it altogether
informal a blunder or mistake

verb -cues, -cuing or -cued

(intr) billiards to make a miscue
(intr) theatre to fail to answer one's own cue or answer the cue of another
radio to start (a record or tape) at the wrong point
(intr) informal to blunder
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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