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。 - Vietnam has been making friendly overtures towards its old adversary.
越南在向其老对手示好。 - 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。 - 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。 - She will probably conclude that she will be the loser if she fails to respond to your friendly overtures.
她可能会得出这样的结论；她如果不接受你的友好表示就会受损。 - 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。 - Make overtures of friendship to the new neighbours.
对新邻居表示友好。 - Modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures.
谨慎的或者小心的拒绝接近或者拒绝建议。 - They've been making overtures to a big Japanese company in the hope of setting up a joint deal.
他们一直表示希望与日本一家大公司建立贸易合作关系。 - President Obama has made several overtures to Iran since taking office-part of his outreach to the Muslim world.
奥巴马总统自从上任以来已经向伊朗做出几次提议，这也是向穆斯林世界做出友善表示的一部分。