miss one's cue; fail to appear on stage
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Meanings
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to miss one's cue; to fail to enter the stage when expected during a performance
technicalSpecifically refers to actors in theater, film, or television productions failing to appear on stage at their scheduled entrance time. This is considered a serious professional mistake in performing arts.
Tā他
jīn今
tiān天
wù误
chǎng场
le了
，
ràng让
dǎo导
yǎn演
fēi非
cháng常
shēng生
qì气
。
He missed his cue today, making the director very angry.
Zuò作
wéi为
zhuān专
yè业
yǎn演
yuán员
，
jué绝
duì对
bù不
néng能
wù误
chǎng场
。
As a professional actor, you absolutely cannot miss your entrance.
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Nà那
cì次
yǎn演
chū出
，
yóu由
yú于
jiāo交
tōng通
dǔ堵
sè塞
，
tā他
wù误
chǎng场
le了
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
。
During that performance, due to traffic congestion, he was ten minutes late for his entrance.