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overture

英 [ˈəʊvətʃʊə(r)]

美 [ˈoʊvərtʃər]

n.  (歌剧或芭蕾舞的)序曲,前奏曲; 友好姿态; 建议
vt.  提议

复数:overtures 第三人称单数:overtures 

IELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.13967 / COCA.13359

牛津词典

    noun

    • (歌剧或芭蕾舞的)序曲,前奏曲
      a piece of music written as an introduction to an opera or a ballet
      1. Prokofiev's overture to ‘Romeo and Juliet’
        普罗科菲耶夫的《罗密欧与朱丽叶》的序曲
    • 友好姿态;建议
      a suggestion or an action by which sb tries to make friends, start a business relationship, have discussions, etc. with sb else
      1. He began making overtures to a number of merchant banks.
        他开始主动同一些投资银行接触。

    柯林斯词典

    • N-COUNT; N-IN-NAMES (歌剧、戏剧等的)序曲,前奏曲
      Anovertureis a piece of music, often one that is the introduction to an opera or play.
      1. The programme opened with the overture to Wagner's Flying Dutchman.
        节目以瓦格纳的歌剧《漂泊的荷兰人》的序曲开场。
    • N-COUNT (友好或求爱的)主动表示,姿态,提议
      If you makeovertures tosomeone, you behave in a friendly or romantic way towards them.
      1. He had lately begun to make clumsy yet endearing overtures of friendship...
        最近他开始主动表示友好,样子笨拙却又招人喜爱。
      2. If only the West had been more responsive to his peace overtures in the fifties.
        要是西方在50年代能更积极地响应他的和平姿态就好了。

    英英释义

    noun

    • orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
      1. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
        1. she rejected his advances
        Synonym:advanceapproachfeeler
      2. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
        1. training is a necessary preliminary to employment
        2. drinks were the overture to dinner
        Synonym:preliminaryprelude

      双语例句

      • Three-fours of the people agree with the overture presently.
        目前有四分之三的人赞成该提案。
      • When the prelude began, everybody became quiet. That's the overture to Mozart's Don Giovanni.
        前奏曲一拉响,大家就安静下来了。那是莫扎特的《唐·吉奥瓦尼》的前奏曲。
      • He resolved, therefore, to let things take their course without making any direct overture to the count.
        所以他决定让事情顺其自然发展,而不向伯爵作任何正面的提议。
      • He had lately begun to make clumsy yet endearing overtures of friendship
        最近他开始主动表示友好,样子笨拙却又招人喜爱。
      • Some of the Eastern European countries are not as happy with this new overture toward Russia, but that's understandable given their historical perspective.
        一些东欧国家对有关俄罗斯的新姿态并不高兴。不过考虑到他们的历史观点,这也可以理解。
      • Go to the overture keyword Selector Tool and enter your keyword or keyword phrase in the search box.
        去选择工具,进入你的序曲关键字或关键字搜寻关键字短语箱。
      • If you do a search on Overture, there are more searches for the term pop-up blockers.
        如果调查用户对弹出框的意见,你会发现很多用户搜索弹出框屏蔽器。
      • His Overture led to nothing.
        他的提议没有得到什么结果。
      • Precisely why my next Overture will be overt.
        那就是我要公开我下一步的原因。
      • A drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes.
        一种置于音乐中的戏剧;它包括有管弦乐队伴奏的歌唱、音乐序曲和间隔时间。