overtures

英 [ˈəʊvətjʊəz]

美 [ˈoʊvərˌtʃʊrz]

n.  (歌剧或芭蕾舞的)序曲，前奏曲; 友好姿态; 建议
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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.
  1. 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。
• 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。

双语例句

• They made peace overtures to us.
  他们向我们提出和平的倡议。
• To their surprise, the overtures may have served as a catalyst to bring about the very outcome they were intended to prevent.
  让他们意外的是，这些建议可能成了一剂催化剂，催生了他们本想防止的结果。
• He began making overtures to a number of merchant banks.
  他开始主动同一些投资银行接触。
• 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。
• 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。
• They made overtures in the mainly Muslim western province of Xinjiang.
  他们在以穆斯林人口为主的西部省份新疆示好。
• She defended President Obama's overtures towards Presidents Chavez in Venezuela, saying that efforts to isolate anti-American leaders had only made them more receptive to other powers.
  她为奥巴马总统关于委内瑞拉总统查韦斯的建议辩护，说对反美国的领导人的隔绝只是让他们更能接纳其他的势力。
• Vietnam has been making friendly overtures towards its old adversary.
  越南在向其老对手示好。