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 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。
• The Chinese are nervous, too, about western overtures to Burma.
  西方向缅甸示好，同样令中国紧张。
• 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。
• 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。
• Vietnam has been making friendly overtures towards its old adversary.
  越南在向其老对手示好。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。