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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

  • Vietnam has been making friendly overtures towards its old adversary.
    越南在向其老对手示好。
  • 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。
  • The group has been making overtures to investors in countries where it has good relationships, including the United Arab Emirates, in an attempt to encourage them to buy shares, but the company said that it was not trying to bring in strategic investors with new equity.
    英国石油近期在接洽阿联酋等与其拥有良好关系的国家的投资者,试图鼓励他们购买其股票,但该公司表示,不准备利用发行新股的方式引入战略投资者。
  • His dispatch of Energy Secretary Steven Chu and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke both Chinese-Americans to Beijing as part of a series of confidence-building overtures this year was a smart move.
    奥巴马派遣两位华裔美国人能源部长朱棣文(stevenchu)和商务部长骆家辉(garylocke)前往北京访问,作为今年一系列旨在构建信任的善意表示的一部分,此举相当英明。
  • Modestly or warily rejecting approaches or overtures.
    谨慎的或者小心的拒绝接近或者拒绝建议。
  • 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。
  • Second Treasury permanent secretary at the age of just 38, he has rejected overtures from investment banks anxious to tap his mathematical mind and contacts book.
    年仅38岁时,他就成为英国财政部第二常务次官。他拒绝了垂涎其数学才华和人际关系网的投资银行的邀请。
  • Ferguson also denied that he had made overtures to the Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil, who played a central role in the defeat of England in their World Cup second-round game.
    弗格森也否认他想要德国中场厄齐尔,他在1/8决赛战胜英格兰的比赛中扮演了重要角色。
  • They've been making overtures to a big Japanese company in the hope of setting up a joint deal.
    他们一直表示希望与日本一家大公司建立贸易合作关系。
  • On this same day, the first peace overtures from Rome were made.
    就在同一天,罗马第一次提出媾和倡议。