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

• 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。
• Make overtures of friendship to the new neighbours.
  对新邻居表示友好。
• 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。
• This time, though, Mr Kim appears to have rejected any such overtures before they are made.
  而这一次，金正恩似乎抢在有关各方作出任何友好表示之前就拒绝了此类示好。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Chinese are nervous, too, about western overtures to Burma.
  西方向缅甸示好，同样令中国紧张。