| 单词 | segue |
| 释义 | segue (once / 31186 pages) vn A segue is a smooth transition. When you segue in conversation, you change the topic so smoothly that people might not even notice. A good speaker knows how to segue: they can get from one topic to another so easily that you hardly notice the topic changed. Comedians have the same skill as they segue from one joke to another, and politicians also learn the art of the segue. So do teachers. This is also a term in music for moving from one part of a piece to another. Remember that segue does not sound quite how it looks: it's pronounced "SEG-way." WORD FAMILYsegue: segued, segueing, segues USAGE EXAMPLESBayonne, a one-man band — not only in the studio but also live — who assembles dizzying pop songs that all segue together on his album, “Primitives.” New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) “Good evening, friends,” Schultz boomed on his program one recent evening before swiftly segueing into “the alleged hacking” of the presidential election by Russia. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) He instead began by highlighting his two turnovers, then segued to this: Washington Post(Dec 12, 2016) 1v proceed without interruption; in music or talk He segued into another discourse Hyper carry on, continue, go on, proceed continue talking 2n the act of changing smoothly from one state or situation to another Hyper passage, transition the act of passing from one state or place to the next |
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