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
- I think you ought to have given a civil, clear, and explicit answer to the overture which was fairyland handsomely made you.
我想你们对于那公正而恰当地提出的建议应已作出合乎情理的、明确而详尽的回答。 - Penumbra: Overture is the first title in the Penumbra trilogy.
《半影:序章》是《半影》三部曲的第一部。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。