1.[countableC]APM a short piece of music written as an introduction to a long piece of music, especially an opera 〔尤指歌剧的〕序曲,前奏曲
2overtures[plural]RELATIONSHIP an attempt to begin a friendlyrelationship with a person, country etc 〔试图与某人、某国等建立友好关系的〕主动表示,姿态
They began making overtures to the Irish government.
他们开始向爱尔兰政府表示友好。
She had rejected his overtures.
她拒绝了他的示好。
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making overtures to• By 1987 he was busymaking overtures to Washington.• In fact, I had once or twice let myself be tempted into making overtures to her.
3.be an overtureINTRODUCEif an event is an overture to a more important event, it happens just before it and makes you expect it 是一个序幕〔表示某事是另一更为重要之事的开端〕
1(usually overtures) friendly approach友好姿態ADJECTIVE | VERB + OVERTURE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤friendly友好的姿態▸➤diplomatic, peace外交姿態;和平表示➤romantic, sexual情愛/性意向表示VERB + OVERTURE➤make作出表示▸➤respond to對⋯作出的回應▸➤reject, resist, spurn拒絕⋯的表示◇She spurned his overtures of love.她輕蔑地拒絕了他的求愛。PREPOSITION➤overtures of⋯的表示◇overtures of friendship友好的表示➤overtures to給⋯的表示◇He made friendly overtures to the new people next door.他向隔壁新鄰居示好。overture
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2piece of music序曲ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤concert, operatic音樂會開場曲;歌劇的序曲PREPOSITION➤overture to⋯的序曲◇the overture to Mozart's 'Don Giovanni'莫扎特的歌劇《唐・喬瓦尼》的序曲