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
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- Prokofiev's overture to ‘Romeo and Juliet’
普罗科菲耶夫的《罗密欧与朱丽叶》的序曲
- Prokofiev's overture to ‘Romeo and Juliet’
- 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- He began making overtures to a number of merchant banks.
他开始主动同一些投资银行接触。
- He began making overtures to a number of merchant banks.
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.- 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。
- The programme opened with the overture to Wagner's Flying Dutchman.
- 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.- 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。 - 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。
- He had lately begun to make clumsy yet endearing overtures of friendship...
英英释义
noun
- orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
- she rejected his advances
- something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
- training is a necessary preliminary to employment
- drinks were the overture to dinner
双语例句
- Each stitch is a musical note from the overture to the closing of this dramatic opera.
每一针都是一个音符，从这部歌剧的前奏一直到尾声。 - They played the overture at a fairly slow tempo.
他们用相当缓慢的速度演奏那首序曲。 - 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。 - The audience must be in their seats before the overture.
观众必须于序曲演奏前入座。 - 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。 - Penumbra: Overture is the first title in the Penumbra trilogy.
《半影：序章》是《半影》三部曲的第一部。 - She had heard a piano arrangement of his overture to the tempest noble music!
她听过他的《暴风雨》序曲的钢琴改编曲。 - Three-fours of the people agree with the overture presently.
目前有四分之三的人赞成该提案。 - For the infant nation, victory in the war and for the republican principle came as a heartening overture.
对于刚刚出生的国家而言，战争与共和原则的胜利，是使人鼓舞的开端。 - The wind gradually smaller windows down, withered Yeer also found belong to their fate, common playing of "La Hong is not a heartless things, into a more Huhua Enriching the soil" life Overture.
窗外的风渐渐小了下来，凋零的叶儿也找到属于他们的归宿，共同演奏着“落红不是无情物，化作春泥更护花”的生命序曲。