1. （歌劇、戲劇等的）序曲，前奏曲 An overture is a piece of music, often one that is the introduction to an opera or play.
overture的反義詞
e.g. The programme opened with the overture to Wagner's Flying Dutchman. 節目以瓦格納的歌劇《漂泊的荷蘭人》的序曲開(kāi)場(chǎng)。
2. （友好或求愛(ài)的）主動(dòng)表示，姿態(tài)，提議 If you make overtures to someone, you behave in a friendly or romantic way towards them.
e.g. He had lately begun to make clumsy yet endearing overtures of friendship... 最近他開(kāi)始主動(dòng)表示友好，樣子笨拙卻又招人喜愛(ài)。 e.g. If only the West had been more responsive to his peace overtures in the fifties. 要是西方在50年代能更積極地響應他的和平姿態(tài)就好了。
overture英英釋義
noun
1. orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
2. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
e.g. she rejected his advances
Synonym: advanceapproachfeeler
3. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
e.g. training is a necessary preliminary to employment drinks were the overture to dinner