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

• The only problem was that the object of his affections, Courtney Murray, had never indicated any interest in him, and in fact had fled her job in Cyprus to escape his disturbing and persistent overtures.
  唯一的问题是，他所钟情的这位叫考特尼·默里的姑娘，一直都对他没有任何兴趣。事实上为了躲开他的打扰和不断的示爱，她甚至放弃了塞浦路斯的工作。
• Vietnam has been making friendly overtures towards its old adversary.
  越南在向其老对手示好。
• Some investors said that Unibanco, Brazil's third-biggest non-state bank, became receptive to Itau's overtures as the operating environment soured.
  一些投资者说，由于运营环境恶化，巴西第三大非国有银行Unibanco接受了Itau的收购提议。
• She seemed to be making overtures of friendship.
  她好像在作出愿意友好的表示。
• 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。
• He also denounced Mr Obama's recent overtures toward Cuba.
  他还谴责了奥巴马总统近来对古巴的友好姿态。
• 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。
• Iran would be better induced to co-operate if US overtures were combined with solidarity among the allies should those overtures be rejected.
  如果在美国的友好表示之外还能辅以盟国的团结一致，以防这些表示遭到拒绝，就更有可能诱使伊朗合作。
• 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。
• The Chinese are nervous, too, about western overtures to Burma.
  西方向缅甸示好，同样令中国紧张。