单词 | overture |
释义 | overtureoverture /ˈoʊvɚtʃɚ, -ˌtʃʊr/ noun [countable] 1eng. lang. arts a short piece of music written as an introduction to a longer piece, especially to an opera2[usually plural] an attempt to begin a friendly relationship with a person, country, or organization, etc.: U.S. business chiefs were beginning to make overtures to the leadership in Beijing.3be an overture to something if an event is an overture to a more important event, it happens just before the important event and leads to it: The beating incident was a disturbing overture to the riots that followed. |
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