prelude
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UK prelude n: (music: short composition, impromptu) (音乐)
SC （短小即兴的）前奏曲 duǎn xiǎo jí xìng de qián zòu qǔ
The pianist played one of Chopin's preludes.
prelude n: (music: overture) (音乐)
SC 序曲，前奏 xù qǔ ，qián zòu
I am listening to the prelude to the opera Carmen.
prelude [sth] vtr: (precede)
SC 成为…的前奏 chéng wéi de qián zòu
SC 作为…的序曲 chéng wéi de qián zòu，zuò wéi de xù qǔ
The initial assault on the village preluded the full-scale attack that began the next day.