名词

1. （歌剧、戏剧等的）序曲，前奏曲
An overture is a piece of music, often one that is the introduction to an opera or play.

2. （友好或求爱的）主动表示，姿态，提议
If you make overtures to someone, you behave in a friendly or romantic way towards them.

1. orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio

2. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others

e.g. she rejected his advances

Synonym: advanceapproachfeeler

3. something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

e.g. training is a necessary preliminary to employment
drinks were the overture to dinner

Synonym: preliminaryprelude