o·ver·ture
noun/ˈəʊvətʃʊə(r)/
/ˈəʊvərtʃər/, /ˈəʊvərtʃʊr/
- a piece of music written as an introduction to an opera or a ballet
（歌剧或芭蕾舞的）序曲，前奏曲 - Prokofiev’s overture to ‘Romeo and Juliet’
普罗科菲耶夫《罗密欧与朱丽叶》序曲
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- concert
- operatic
- overture to
- Prokofiev’s overture to ‘Romeo and Juliet’
- [usually plural] overture (to somebody) a suggestion or an action by which somebody tries to make friends, start a business relationship, have discussions, etc. with somebody else
友好姿态；建议 - He began making overtures to a number of merchant banks.
他开始主动同一些投资银行接触。 - Maggie was never one to reject a friendly overture.
玛吉从来不会拒绝别人友好的表示。
Extra Examples- He made friendly overtures to the new people next door.
他向隔壁新邻居示好。 - She spurned his overtures of love.
她轻蔑地拒绝了他的求爱。 - overtures of friendship
友好的表示
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- friendly
- diplomatic
- peace
- …
- make
- respond to
- reject
- …
- overtures of
- overtures to
- He began making overtures to a number of merchant banks.
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘aperture’): from Old French, from Latin apertura ‘aperture’.