英 [ˈəʊvətʃʊə(r)] 美 [ˈoʊvərtʃər]
n. 前奏曲；提案；序幕
vt. 提议；为……奏前奏曲
复数overtures
第三人称单数overtures
现在分词overturing
过去式overtured
过去分词overtured
overture /ˈəʊvəˌtjʊə/ TEM8
An overture is a piece of music, often one that is the introduction to an opera or play. (歌剧、戏剧等的) 序曲
...Wagner's Mastersingers Overture.
…瓦格纳的《名歌手序曲》。
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
drinks were the overture to dinner
同义词： preliminary / prelude
序曲，前奏曲
序曲
(长老会)向最高教会法庭(或地方教会法庭)提出问题(或建议)；提出的问题(或建议)
以下是最常被演奏的九首「卡门组曲选曲，依歌剧中的出现顺序介绍。一、前奏曲（Overture）、又名斗牛士（Les toreadors），为著名的卡门序曲。
... Apocalypse 桃太郎电铁 Overture 历史频道 ps滤镜软体 ...
... foul adj. 犯规的；邪恶的；污秽的；淤塞的；恶臭的；肮脏的；恶劣的 overture n. 前奏曲；提案；序幕；提议；初步交涉 obese adj. 肥胖的，过胖的；过大的 ...
提议；为……奏前奏曲
This is an overture to the Russians.
这是对俄罗斯人的序曲。
Usher: No, even the overture hasn't started yet.
招待员：没有，连序幕都没有开始呢。
Still, many lawmakers remain unconvinced by China's overture.
仍有许多议员依然不相信中国作出的姿态。
The broadly worded Iranian overture did not address concerns about the country's nuclear program, and officials of President Barack Obama's administration say that is disappointing.
VOA : standard.2009.09.11
So let's listen to a pattern that Rossini is using here in this opera overture.
这里罗西尼在这部歌剧的序曲中用了这个模式。
聆听音乐课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
No.He just keeps that same E-flat chord for about six minutes at the beginning of the Overture to Rheingold, and on the basis of that you know there's going to be a very long opera.
没有莱茵的黄金序曲的前6分钟全部是E大调和弦，由此可见这是一部非常长的歌剧。
聆听音乐课程节选 : 耶鲁公开课
At one point in 2001 Google officials even met with Overture to compare notes, Overture officials say.
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Once the retailers had retained counsel (and paid some legal bills), they made a settlement overture.