单词overture
n.: （歌剧或芭蕾舞的）序曲；友好姿态；建议
网络: 前奏曲；提案；提议
（歌剧或芭蕾舞的）序曲，前奏曲:
a piece of music written as an introduction to an opera or a ballet
友好姿态；建议:
a suggestion or an action by which sb tries to make friends, start a business relationship, have discussions, etc. with sb else
开端,序幕;【音乐】序曲;前奏曲;序诗
提议;开端
提议,建议,提案
复数：overtures
There was a faint thrumming all around, as if the air were being strung and practiced for an overture.
四周有细碎的敲打声，仿佛空气是被绷紧的琴弦，随时为即将发生的事奏响序曲。
Due to personal prejudice against him, the general manager vetoes the overture although the majority of the company is in favor of him.
尽管公司大多数人都支持他，但由于个人恩怨总经理还是一票否决了他的提议。
He took the letter in his hand and held it up, but made no immediate overture to return it.
他用手把信拿起来举着，不过并没有立即表示归还。
Ernest was clattering next door in the kitchen, whistling a few bars of music that Simon recognized as part of a Rossini overture.
恩尼斯在隔壁厨房整理东西，口里吹着口哨，赛蒙听出那是罗西尼序曲的一小段。
It was unclear whether those offers might have prompted Mr. Lee"s overture on Wednesday.
或许基于这些建议。李明博才作出周三的那番言论。
For the infant nation, victory in the war and for the republican principle came as a heartening overture.
对于刚刚出生的国家而言，战争与共和原则的胜利，是使人鼓舞的开端。
The power of the presidium can be simply divided into three parts: overture, nomination and the power in the procedure of inquiry.
本章对主席团职权的介绍仅是一般性的，大概可分三个方面：即提案权、提名权及质询程序中的权力。
The overture appeared by its timing and method of delivery to be more of a public-relations tactic than a genuine diplomatic invitation.
从对时机的选择以及传递方式看，这种友好的姿态似乎更多的是一种公关策略，而不是真正的外交邀请。
She had heard a piano arrangement of his overture to The Tempest Noble music!
她听过他的《暴风雨》序曲的钢琴改编曲。
Like The Corrections, Freedom begins with an overture, a portrait of a family and the house they live in.
一如《纠正》，《自由》的开端便是一幅对家庭成员及其住所的描绘。