| 单词 | prelude |
| 释义 | prelude (preljuːd , US preɪluːd ) Word forms: preludes 1. countable noun [usually singular] You can describe an event as a prelude to a more important event when it happens before it and acts as an introduction to it. Most unions see privatisation as an inevitable prelude to job losses. [+ to] The conference, which closed yesterday, was a prelude to a Communist Party Central Committee meeting. 2. countable noun A prelude is a short piece of music for the piano or organ. ...the famous E minor prelude of Chopin. Collocations: mere prelude to But it was a mere prelude to the finale. Times, Sunday Times All this could be a mere prelude to the debut of alibaba. Times, Sunday Times All this in a single royal generation; yet it was a mere prelude to the empire-building of the next two royal generations. The Times Literary Supplement Translations: Chinese: 前奏 Japanese: 前触れ |
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