overture 详细解释

overture

['əuvətʃu]

n. 提议, 提案, 主动表示, 序曲
v. 提议, 建议

n.

1. 主动的表示, 提议[P1]

Their government is making overtures for peace.

他们的政府正在作出和平的表示。

2. (歌剧的)前奏曲, 序曲[C]

3. 开端, 序幕[C]

词形变化

动词过去式: overtured | 动词过去分词: overtured | 动词现在分词: overturing | 动词第三人称单数: overtures |

词义辨析

同义:

n.提议

proposal  offer

n.序曲

prelude  introduction  

同义参见:

music  invitation  

英英释义

名词 overture:

orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio

something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

同义词:preliminary, prelude

a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

同义词:advance, approach, feeler

补充

overtureoverture英:[ˈəuvətjuə] 美:[ˈovɚˌtʃʊr]n.1.(向某人做出的)友好表示、姿态或提议Their government is making overtures for peace.他们的政府正在提出和平建议。2.(歌剧、芭蕾舞、音乐剧等的)序曲, 前奏曲The opera was preceded by a short overture.这部歌剧开始前有一段简短的序曲。

例句

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。 2. the overture to 'Tristan and Isolde'歌剧《特里斯坦与伊索尔德》的序曲 3. the 1812 overture《1812序曲》 4. If only the West had been more responsive to his peace overtures in the 1950s.要是西方国家在20世纪50年代能更积极地响应他的和平姿态就好了。 5. He had lately begun to make clumsy yet endearing overtures of friendship.近来他开始主动示好, 样子笨拙却惹人喜爱。 6. Dennison's already made overtures to Vaquero about it.丹尼森已经就这件事向瓦克罗表态。 7. This time it is likely to be only an overture to a clash in the Iraqi capital itself.这一次, 它可能只是伊拉克首都冲突的前奏。 8. to overture some concessions for the agreement为达成协议作为一种主动姿态而提出部分让步 9. to overture one's cooperator to hold another talk向合作者建议举行另一轮谈判 10. the talks were no more than an overture to a long debate.对话只不过是一场长时间辩论的序幕。 11. Coleen listened to his overtures of love.科丽恩听着他求爱的表白。 12. The government has made a significant peace overture by opening the door to negotiation.开启谈判之门是政府做出的重要和平姿态。 13. He was making (romantic/sexual) overtures to her during dinner.用餐时他一直在对她做出(求爱/性爱的)表示。 14. The company's board rejected overtures [=offers] for a merger.公司董事会拒绝了合并的提议。 15. Experts feared that the tremor was an overture [=prelude] to a major earthquake.专家们担心这次地面震动是一场大地震的前兆。