overtures
英 [ˈəʊvətjʊəz]
美 [ˈoʊvərˌtʃʊrz]
n. (歌剧或芭蕾舞的)序曲，前奏曲; 友好姿态; 建议
overture的第三人称单数和复数
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...
双语例句
- On this same day, the first peace overtures from Rome were made.
就在同一天，罗马第一次提出媾和倡议。 - Make overtures of friendship to the new neighbours.
对新邻居表示友好。 - He also denounced Mr Obama's recent overtures toward Cuba.
他还谴责了奥巴马总统近来对古巴的友好姿态。 - Vietnam has been making friendly overtures towards its old adversary.
越南在向其老对手示好。 - Though it is much too soon to write off Mr Obama's friendly overtures, you could hardly describe them so far as a notable success.
虽然否认奥巴马的友好表示还为时过早，但你目前也很难说这些表示取得了显著成功。 - She seemed to be making overtures of friendship.
她好像在作出愿意友好的表示。 - Iran would be better induced to co-operate if US overtures were combined with solidarity among the allies should those overtures be rejected.
如果在美国的友好表示之外还能辅以盟国的团结一致，以防这些表示遭到拒绝，就更有可能诱使伊朗合作。 - Pyongyang has shunned overtures, calling a nuclear summit due to be held next month in Seoul a "childish farce" and threatening "merciliess retaliation" for the recent military drills conducted by South Korea and the US.
平壤方面已对一些友好姿态表示不屑，形容下月将在首尔举行的核问题峰会是一场“孩子气的闹剧”，并威胁要对美韩最近进行的军事演练作出“无情报复”。 - This time, though, Mr Kim appears to have rejected any such overtures before they are made.
而这一次，金正恩似乎抢在有关各方作出任何友好表示之前就拒绝了此类示好。 - Some investors said that Unibanco, Brazil's third-biggest non-state bank, became receptive to Itau's overtures as the operating environment soured.
一些投资者说，由于运营环境恶化，巴西第三大非国有银行Unibanco接受了Itau的收购提议。