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　

IELTS GRE TEM8

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
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
1. she rejected his advances
Synonym:advanceapproachfeeler
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

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。
The audience must be in their seats before the overture.
观众必须于序曲演奏前入座。
In the first half of the concert he will sing the overture for "Carmen" and "La Donna E Mobile" from Giuseppe Verdi's Rigoletto.
他将于节目上半场演唱《卡门》序曲、威尔第歌剧《弄臣》中的〈善变的女人〉等经典歌剧选曲。
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。
The opera was preceded by a short overture.
这部歌剧开始前有一简短的序曲。
Felix Blumenfeld ( 1883-1931). Transcription of Borodin's Overture to Prince Igor.
费利克斯门菲尔德（1883至1931年）。转录鲍罗廷的伊戈尔王子序曲。
Overture: This is the age of star booming, this is the age of youth come to publicity.
引子：这是一个造星的时代，一个英雄少年风起云涌的时代。
His Overture led to nothing.
他的提议没有得到什么结果。
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。